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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4950
5150
750
550
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
650
700
850
1650
1800
km/h
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SE
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
35
NNE
30
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
7
3
2
1
 mm
0.2
0.2
2
4
4
max °C
8
10
8
6
7
6
5
3
2
0
-1
-2
-2
1
2
5
7
7
min °C
7
9
6
6
7
5
4
2
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
1
3
6
6
 chill °C
4
6
6
4
5
2
0
-2
-6
-8
-8
-9
-7
-5
-4
0
4
3
Freezing level m
2500
2650
2500
2050
2100
1850
1850
1650
1100
900
850
650
600
900
1250
1550
1950
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56433220-2-4-4-6-6-4-21448107676531-1-1-3-30247715181413141211108665689111413
Sunrise
4:16
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:33
Sunset
10:05
10:00
9:58
9:53
9:51
9:46

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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