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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
550
650
750
450
450
450
450
500
600
1500
450
450
450
500
km/h
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
25
SSE
45
SE
0
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
ESE
15
WNW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
1
1
 mm
0.4
0.6
3
0.8
0.3
0.4
0.2
max °C
3
-1
2
3
1
3
4
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
-1
-1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
 chill °C
-5
-4
1
-1
-4
-5
-2
-4
-3
-4
-2
-1
-2
2
-2
-5
Freezing level m
1300
900
1150
1950
1250
1400
1700
1200
1150
1250
1250
1400
1400
1300
1350
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-21-100-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-11-12313312122222287977998878109998
Sunrise
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
Sunset
7:34
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
3 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
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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