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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
500
650
550
500
600
500
450
450
500
650
550
700
1700
650
600
550
km/h
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
55
ESE
75
SSE
65
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
105
ESE
80
SSE
60
S
50
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
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7
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
1.9
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0.4
1.6
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-2
1
3
2
3
3
1
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
2
2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
2
1
2
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-7
-3
-6
-11
-7
-8
-5
-6
-11
-10
-12
-12
-6
-8
-10
-9
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1000
1100
1100
1200
2150
2550
3000
2900
1500
1500
1200
1300
1350
1300
1100
1100
1600
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-132331-1-2-2-1-2-3-21101126455432222114578681210911111098810881111
Sunrise
7:07
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7:09
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7:13
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7:16
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7:18
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7:22
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Sunset
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6:45
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6:42
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6:38
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6:35
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6:30
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6:28
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu 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
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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