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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1400
500
650
500
550
550
550
450
450
550
600
1450
1450
550
450
km/h
15
S
20
ESE
5
W
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSE
60
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.6
2
0.2
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.3
1.4
max °C
3
5
4
3
2
-1
1
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
min °C
2
3
4
3
-1
-1
0
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
 chill °C
-3
-3
3
0
-6
-5
-3
-1
-6
-6
-1
0
1
0
-1
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1350
1800
1850
1550
1200
900
950
2000
1950
1250
1600
1500
1550
1650
1650
1450
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0120-3-4-320-1001110-134431-11322334433399997676898101191099
Sunrise
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
Sunset
7:40
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:25
7:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 280 degs)
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
ASCATC344E64N
151 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 95).
- km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
ASCATC345E64N
157 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 121).
- km
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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