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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
550
700
500
750
700
500
500
500
550
600
500
500
km/h
70
WSW
55
WSW
20
S
55
SSW
85
S
85
SW
95
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
40
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
1
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—
1
2
1
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—
—
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
0
4
4
2
-2
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-4
-4
3
2
-2
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-15
-14
-2
-6
-13
-14
-13
-16
-15
-10
-8
-6
-12
-7
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
900
1050
2600
3350
2250
1050
1100
1100
850
1150
1100
1200
800
550
200
450
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2430-3-1-3-4-2-2-2-5-6-7-7-8-114531210111-2-3-4-4-575589898776753232
Sunrise
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8:06
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8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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—
Sunset
5:39
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—
5:37
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5:32
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5:30
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5:25
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5:22
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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
rain showers
No report.
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 320 degs)
(9 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered

* 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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