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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
650
9200
6550
700
550
1400
500
700
1350
550
500
500
500
550
500
500
km/h
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
25
S
60
SSW
85
S
95
SW
100
SSW
105
SW
80
SW
55
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
—
1
2
—
—
—
3
3
—
—
1
6
 mm
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—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
0
3
4
2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-5
-4
-3
3
2
0
-3
-2
-5
-4
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-16
-15
-13
-2
-6
-10
-14
-14
-18
-15
-11
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
Freezing level m
850
900
1050
2550
3350
2350
1100
1100
850
900
1150
1150
850
500
450
0
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-2331-3-2-4-4-2-3-4-6-6-7-7-8-1-11444110-111-1-3-3-4-4-5775579887787532121
Sunrise
8:02
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—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
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—
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 afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, 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
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
>70 km
Mid: few
Dalatangi(4197-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
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.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).

* 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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