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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1350
500
500
500
550
600
750
4450
650
550
1550
600
800
800
600
650
550
km/h
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
SSE
65
SSE
40
S
55
SSW
60
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
85
WSW
80
WSW
40
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
2
2
3
2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
min °C
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
 chill °C
-5
-4
-7
-7
-6
-9
-7
-6
-10
-10
-5
-8
-12
-14
-14
-16
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1500
1500
1300
1200
1300
1000
1050
1350
1850
1150
2700
2250
1150
1150
1050
900
1050
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-2-2-1-3-3-11131-2-3-3-4-3-2332221133354211-11191099988118811101098896
Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
Sunset
7:22
7:19
7:15
7:12
7:07
7:04

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 180 degs)
(13 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
6.0 km
High: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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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