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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
450
450
500
500
500
550
550
500
500
550
450
450
km/h
35
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
5
NE
5
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
SE
25
SE
50
SE
35
SE
40
E
45
SE
105
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
1
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—
1
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—
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 mm
0.3
0.2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
0.6
0.6
1.5
9
max °C
3
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
min °C
3
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
2
2
3
4
2
 chill °C
-3
-8
-7
-5
-4
-1
-1
-7
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-4
-3
-2
-7
Freezing level m
1450
1250
800
1000
1000
900
900
850
850
850
850
1100
1400
2000
2550
2500
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
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—
Sunset
6:57
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
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6:42
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6:38
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
2.1 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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