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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
650
850
850
600
550
500
450
km/h
30
SW
40
SSE
40
SW
65
W
40
W
15
E
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NW
10
S
25
SSE
65
SE
35
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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4
3
3
1
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4
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-5
-3
-1
min °C
-1
0
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
 chill °C
-8
-7
-9
-10
-12
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-6
-5
-12
-14
-11
Freezing level m
1300
1550
1450
1300
1000
900
750
700
550
250
550
0
0
500
0
300
800
1300
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Sunrise
7:22
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—
7:24
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7:28
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—
7:31
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—
7:33
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7:37
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Sunset
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6:28
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6:23
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6:20
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6:16
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6:13
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6:08
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
9°C
No report.
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.
3 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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