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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
1100
300
400
450
550
1700
550
600
700
6550
600
700
550
700
km/h
20
WSW
80
ESE
65
SE
55
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
75
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
25
SSW
40
SSW
70
SSE
75
SSW
95
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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5
2
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-1
-3
-4
-11
-8
-4
-4
-3
2
5
6
3
-1
-2
8
min °C
-4
-3
-4
-9
-11
-10
-6
-4
-4
-2
3
4
-1
-2
-3
-3
 chill °C
-12
-14
-15
-22
-23
-21
-17
-15
-15
-11
-2
-3
-11
-12
-15
-13
Freezing level m
750
700
850
800
0
0
650
900
950
1050
2550
3250
1550
1350
1050
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-4-7-11-9-5-4-40451-2-33-10-1-4-8-7-3-1014642154663-2-32773268979
Sunrise
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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—
5:32
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon 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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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