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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
450
450
500
500
500
600
550
500
500
500
450
450
450
500
1400
km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
SE
35
ESE
65
SSE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
SE
95
ESE
95
SSE
60
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.1
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
min °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
-2
 chill °C
-10
-8
-6
-7
-3
-5
-9
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-6
-6
-10
-9
-8
-11
Freezing level m
950
1100
1150
900
950
1000
850
1000
950
1200
1650
1850
2400
2300
1500
1750
1650
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-4-3-3-4-3-3-11122111-1011-10-1-10024345444278677677671099111011119
Sunrise
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:38
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—
6:35
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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