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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
650
500
450
300
400
500
600
700
550
550
750
850
600
800
km/h
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
70
ESE
55
SSE
25
W
50
NW
40
WNW
80
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
30
SSW
55
SW
65
S
50
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
5
1
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-3
0
-4
-4
-10
-7
-4
-4
-3
3
4
6
5
-1
0
9
min °C
-3
-3
-5
-3
-5
-9
-10
-10
-5
-4
-4
-3
4
4
0
-1
-1
2
 chill °C
-7
-8
-15
-14
-8
-22
-22
-21
-16
-15
-15
-12
-1
-4
-8
-9
-10
-5
Freezing level m
1150
1050
800
650
900
850
0
0
800
900
900
1050
2650
3400
2850
1300
1350
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-4-2-5-7-10-9-5-4-40453-1-1600-10-2-4-8-6-2-1-12465226565653-2-14664378888
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
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—
5:37
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—
5:32
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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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