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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
600
1650
850
500
500
500
500
550
550
800
5900
1700
km/h
40
NNW
60
NNW
40
N
10
N
15
W
25
WSW
75
WSW
80
W
70
WNW
70
NW
60
N
35
NNW
20
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
22
4
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-15
-15
-11
-9
-8
-4
-10
-16
-12
-13
-15
-13
-12
-12
-10
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-9
-6
-13
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
 chill °C
-30
-29
-28
-22
-17
-17
-17
-28
-32
-31
-28
-26
-23
-18
-16
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-15-15-13-10-9-5-12-16-14-14-15-14-13-12-11-9-12-12-11-8-7-2-10-14-11-11-13-13-12-11-10-4-6-7-7-5-24-4-7-4-4-10-13-13-12-11
Sunrise
—
9:29
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
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4:04
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—
4:00
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3:57
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 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
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 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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