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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
650
750
800
3900
5000
850
700
800
650
600
5300
900
800
900
750
km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
75
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
70
SW
80
SSW
80
SSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
45
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-2
3
4
6
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
-1
-1
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-2
-2
3
6
2
1
1
-2
0
2
1
0
-1
-1
 chill °C
-16
-17
-14
-11
-12
-5
-1
-7
-8
-8
-10
-7
-4
-7
-8
-9
-9
Freezing level m
650
450
0
900
1950
2350
2750
2400
2350
2250
1200
1300
1850
1850
1800
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-4-2146312-11221-1-1-3-3-31366434223432131048988897458876
Sunrise
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—
8:55
—
—
8:57
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:08
—
—
Sunset
4:47
—
—
4:44
—
—
4:40
—
—
4:37
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—
4:34
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4:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed 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.
3 hours 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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour 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.
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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