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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
600
700
600
500
600
550
750
750
500
450
400
450
500
700
450
500
500
km/h
60
SSE
50
SSW
60
SSW
50
SW
80
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
25
S
70
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
WSW
60
SW
40
SSW
20
ESE
20
W
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
1
 mm
1.3
max °C
4
4
1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
min °C
0
2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-9
-6
-9
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-10
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-11
-9
-9
-11
Freezing level m
1300
2450
1700
1350
1050
950
950
1100
1250
1050
1450
1400
1450
1450
1250
1200
950
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
230-2-3-4-4-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-446311-101113333210-1813109878977999118765
Sunrise
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
Sunset
7:12
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:57
6:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
3 hours ago
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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