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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
800
700
550
650
800
550
700
550
550
600
700
550
600
550
km/h
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.3
max °C
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
1
min °C
2
0
1
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
0
-3
-1
1
-2
-1
0
1
-1
-1
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1200
1100
1100
1250
1150
1150
1250
1300
1200
1300
1000
800
900
750
700
900
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-4-4-5-4-321231122220-1-1-2-2-10108910881099107774577
Sunrise
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 night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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