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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Wed morning turning to drizzle on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
650
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
750
800
750
900
km/h
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
 mm
0.8
0.7
1
8
4
0.2
max °C
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
min °C
1
1
-1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
 chill °C
-2
-2
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
2
3
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1050
1000
1050
1250
1350
1350
1200
1100
1400
1450
1600
1500
1400
1800
1650
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-3-1-1-1-2-2-1000-11111200022221333334559108777898799999101211
Sunrise
3:49
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:03
4:07
Sunset
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:22
10:19
10:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow on Wed morning turning to drizzle on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun 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
light rain
No report.
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(6 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
150 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
SHIP5077
152 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
SHIP839
152 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
SHIP196
152 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
SHIP7289
152 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8182
152 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C

* 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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