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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
800
750
650
650
550
600
550
700
700
550
550
550
550
600
km/h
30
SW
45
SW
55
SSW
60
SW
65
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
25
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
2
0
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-6
-6
-2
min °C
-1
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-8
-4
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-13
-13
Freezing level m
1150
1850
1600
1350
1600
1300
1100
1050
1200
1250
1200
1150
1300
850
500
450
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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9:08
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—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
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—
Sunset
4:34
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—
4:30
—
—
4:27
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—
4:23
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—
4:21
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4:16
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
7°C
clear
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour 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.
ASCATB344E64N
156 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB344E63N
176 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 236).
- km

* 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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