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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1400
2050
1900
700
1550
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
15
N
15
NE
15
E
0
ENE
25
E
65
NE
60
NE
30
N
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
7
10
6
7
5
3
6
8
10
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-12
-10
-11
-13
-15
-16
-18
-17
-12
-11
-10
-5
-10
-14
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
200
0
0
0
150
0
450
650
850
700
750
800
750
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-8-9-9-9-7-6-5-4-5-4-4-5-6-4-4-5-6-7-6-6-5-4-2-1-2-2-1-2-4-3-20-4-3-10134534553
Sunrise
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8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:07
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—
5:05
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5:00
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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