Askja weather
– Lat/Long: 65.03° N 16.75° W

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
1350
500
500
550
550
550
1400
1850
550
500
500
450
500
500
km/h
20
SSE
50
SE
15
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
15
N
10
ESE
10
SW
30
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
60
SE
40
SSE
30
S
5
NE
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
0
3
2
1
0
0
-1
min °C
-3
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
-1
1
2
-1
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-9
-10
-8
-2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-6
-4
-3
-10
-6
-4
-7
-9
-8
-7
Freezing level m
500
950
1050
1150
1000
900
700
900
850
1100
1500
900
1300
1400
1050
900
1000
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
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—
7:39
—
—
7:43
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—
7:47
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—
7:50
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—
7:52
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Sunset
—
6:08
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—
6:06
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6:01
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—
5:58
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5:54
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5:51
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Askja. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
95 km WNW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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