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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) 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 afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
600
650
500
550
500
450
450
450
500
550
1550
700
1350
550
700
500
km/h
5
SW
10
SSE
55
ESE
75
SSE
60
SE
40
ESE
50
ESE
100
ESE
85
SSE
80
SSE
65
SSE
30
S
25
S
40
WSW
40
W
15
S
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.8
—
0.3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
0
3
2
3
3
1
1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
min °C
-3
-3
-1
3
1
2
3
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
 chill °C
-3
-6
-10
-5
-7
-5
-4
-11
-9
-12
-12
-8
-8
-10
-10
-5
-9
Freezing level m
1050
1100
1200
2100
2750
2950
3000
1600
1700
1350
1150
1300
1300
1200
1100
1450
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:38
—
—
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 3mm) 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 afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SSE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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.
43 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
43 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
43 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
43 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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