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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
750
900
700
1400
850
650
1400
550
600
600
700
600
750
1550
700
550
km/h
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
W
10
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
5
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
min °C
0
2
0
0
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
-1
-1
2
1
1
1
-1
 chill °C
0
0
-4
-4
0
1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-8
Freezing level m
1050
1250
1150
1050
1350
1200
1200
1450
1250
1150
1250
950
850
1200
1350
1200
1200
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-4-4-2-1-2-2-412113223222-1-12211-191089109910991077107896
Sunrise
5:33
5:35
5:39
5:41
5:45
5:48
Sunset
8:40
8:37
8:32
8:29
8:25
8:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.8 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
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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