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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
750
800
550
750
1800
600
1500
850
550
700
700
550
550
550
550
550
550
km/h
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
2
4
 mm
0.1
0.1
2
2
4
5
1.8
max °C
2
3
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
min °C
1
2
-1
0
3
1
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
 chill °C
-5
-4
-7
-4
-1
-3
-2
0
-1
-4
-4
-6
-7
-5
-2
-2
0
-4
Freezing level m
1200
1500
900
1000
1450
1250
1200
1400
1250
1050
1200
1100
1050
1150
1650
1450
1450
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-3-30-1-2-1-2-3-2-2-3-21-10-12301422321210233321011891291011981087899108
Sunrise
3:39
3:42
3:46
3:49
3:53
3:57
Sunset
10:44
10:40
10:37
10:34
10:30
10:27

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
partially cloudy
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
3 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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
hy2b344E64N
174 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
12
Light winds from the E
(12 kph at 92).
- km
176 km NW
16m alt.
43 minutes ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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