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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
500
550
500
450
450
450
500
550
650
700
550
700
650
500
500
550
500
km/h
60
ESE
70
SSE
60
SE
40
SE
50
E
95
ESE
105
SSE
65
SSE
60
S
30
S
20
S
10
WNW
15
SSE
5
SE
15
NW
10
W
10
S
45
SE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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5
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—
—
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2
1
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1
 mm
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1.1
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0.2
0.7
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
3
2
4
4
1
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-1
2
1
3
2
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-10
-6
-7
-3
-6
-11
-10
-10
-12
-9
-8
-8
-6
-4
-8
-7
-7
-11
Freezing level m
1250
2100
2750
3100
2900
1650
1900
1350
1400
1150
1200
1100
1150
1150
1050
900
1050
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1324311-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-3264664422221110010811101011111198896776676
Sunrise
7:09
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7:13
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7:16
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—
7:18
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7:22
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7:24
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Sunset
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6:42
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6:38
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6:35
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6:30
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6:28
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6:23
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
95 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
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.
1 hour ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 010 to 070 degs)
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
120 km NE
48m alt.
29 minutes ago
1°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs)
(6 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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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