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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed 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 SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm 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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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
550
600
650
500
500
500
450
450
450
550
600
550
1400
650
550
700
550
km/h
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
45
ESE
75
SE
70
SE
70
ESE
55
ESE
105
ESE
95
SSE
60
S
60
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
50
SW
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Snowflake cm
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7
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1
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
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1.4
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
max °C
-3
-3
-2
0
3
3
3
3
2
1
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
2
3
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-1
2
1
2
2
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
0
2
 chill °C
-6
-3
-6
-9
-7
-8
-5
-6
-11
-9
-12
-12
-8
-9
-11
-11
-6
-4
Freezing level m
1000
1050
1150
1250
2100
2400
3000
2850
1500
1650
1200
1300
1200
1350
1200
1100
1500
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-1323311-2-2-2-2-3-2130112644543112212467867119911111097810891111
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 Wed 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 SSE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
1 hour ago
4°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).

* 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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