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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
650
800
850
500
1750
1550
1700
800
550
550
700
850
600
600
600
km/h
10
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.9
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
max °C
16
17
14
15
15
13
15
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
15
14
13
min °C
13
16
13
13
14
12
13
14
11
13
12
12
13
13
11
12
14
10
 chill °C
12
15
12
11
12
11
12
12
10
13
11
10
12
12
11
12
14
10
Freezing level m
2700
2750
2700
2750
2350
2900
2400
2250
1900
2000
2000
2250
2250
2250
2550
2350
2650
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
76444553232444454610107788876767777878151714141513141512141313131312141412
Sunrise
5:11
5:13
5:16
5:20
5:22
5:26
Sunset
9:06
9:02
8:59
8:54
8:52
8:47

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 0 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
0.0 km
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.

* 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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