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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW 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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
650
750
550
500
500
500
450
450
450
450
650
km/h
30
WSW
20
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
35
ESE
65
SE
60
SE
65
ESE
65
SE
115
ESE
100
SE
65
S
35
S
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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7
3
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
0.7
—
0.6
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
2
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
0
2
1
-1
0
1
-1
 chill °C
-9
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-6
-8
-12
-11
-8
-8
Freezing level m
1150
1250
1100
950
1000
1000
950
1200
1250
1250
1550
2000
2950
2150
1450
1600
1700
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-2-2-11222-111-11110000222444534448866777978101010119111110
Sunrise
7:01
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—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
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—
7:16
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Sunset
—
6:52
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—
6:50
—
—
6:45
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—
6:42
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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 -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW 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.
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.
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour 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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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