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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
450
450
550
600
450
450
500
550
600
750
750
850
1750
800
km/h
35
SSE
55
SE
10
ENE
15
N
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
S
40
SSE
55
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
6
7
1
1
 mm
3
0.1
max °C
0
1
1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
4
7
4
3
min °C
-1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
5
3
-3
 chill °C
-8
-7
-6
-7
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-9
-8
-4
-6
-2
-5
-13
Freezing level m
1250
1800
1550
1100
1100
1100
1200
1450
1300
1200
1250
1250
1200
1350
1600
3300
3050
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-110-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-126402431112321222348738101077781089999109131410
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
Sunset
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15
7:12

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
4.9 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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