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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Fri night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
800
500
550
700
650
500
550
550
750
1800
450
650
400
500
500
600
km/h
20
WSW
20
SE
60
SE
60
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
85
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
25
SSE
90
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
65
SSW
65
SW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
3
 mm
0.6
max °C
-1
1
3
3
2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-1
2
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
-7
-9
-10
-6
-8
-12
-14
-15
-15
-12
-10
-13
-12
-12
-9
-10
-11
Freezing level m
1300
1650
1200
2550
1700
1350
1200
950
950
1050
1200
1050
1350
1500
1500
1400
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10131-2-3-4-4-3-2-2-2-10-1-23236422001112233210881310109789789910108
Sunrise
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
Sunset
7:15
7:12
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:57

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Fri 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
9°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
SHIP5968
130 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
SHIP2034
130 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
SHIP8774
130 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9931
130 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3715
130 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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