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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
950
800
550
550
600
750
850
1600
750
800
850
550
550
550
600
750
800
km/h
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
E
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
max °C
6
7
5
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
min °C
6
7
3
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
-1
 chill °C
6
6
3
2
2
-2
0
1
-3
-1
1
1
2
1
0
-1
-2
-7
Freezing level m
2050
2050
1700
1400
1350
1250
1250
1550
1450
1300
1400
1400
1200
1250
1200
1050
1200
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
331-1-1-2-20-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-3-2-467422234333222212-11315109981012101011109999107
Sunrise
5:26
5:30
5:33
5:35
5:39
5:41
Sunset
8:47
8:44
8:40
8:37
8:32
8:29

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon 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.
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. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
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.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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