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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
750
1550
500
500
700
5700
1300
450
450
1400
500
1550
700
km/h
10
ESE
15
ENE
40
ENE
45
NNE
35
NNE
5
NNW
5
S
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
15
SE
30
ESE
20
S
25
SW
40
WSW
40
SSW
45
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
4
 mm
0.1
0.5
1.5
0.2
0.3
max °C
4
5
4
2
2
3
7
8
9
10
8
5
6
7
6
1
2
1
min °C
3
5
1
1
2
2
5
8
8
9
6
3
5
7
0
0
2
0
 chill °C
1
2
-6
-6
-4
-2
5
5
5
7
6
-2
0
4
-7
-8
-5
-8
Freezing level m
1600
1750
1450
1200
1300
1250
2350
2650
2900
2800
2550
1650
2100
2200
1600
950
1300
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
020-1-11457741340-4-2-34532236891074673121101298108111512141410121398107
Sunrise
6:01
6:03
6:07
6:09
6:13
6:16
Sunset
8:07
8:02
8:00
7:55
7:52
7:49

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 070 degs)
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).

* 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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