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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
550
500
450
450
500
550
550
550
600
650
800
750
450
500
600
km/h
25
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
50
SSE
45
SE
20
E
15
NE
30
E
10
SE
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
S
65
SSE
80
SE
45
SSW
30
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
3
1
3
4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
 chill °C
-12
-11
-10
-12
-13
-10
-10
-10
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-13
-11
-9
-10
Freezing level m
850
450
650
850
950
850
850
900
800
900
900
1000
1250
950
1200
1400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
Sunset
6:13
—
—
6:08
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—
6:06
—
—
6:01
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—
5:58
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5:54
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the S 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.
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.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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