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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
600
1950
2150
1900
650
550
600
650
700
1550
1900
6500
km/h
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
45
NNW
35
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
W
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
0.9
1.6
0.1
3
0.9
0.3
0.1
max °C
0
0
3
3
5
6
6
6
3
3
4
3
5
7
7
8
11
10
min °C
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
5
2
3
4
3
4
6
5
6
10
7
 chill °C
-5
-5
-4
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-4
-2
-1
-2
0
3
3
4
8
4
Freezing level m
1000
1050
1400
1500
1400
1900
1650
1950
1450
1450
1650
1500
1700
2000
2150
2250
2500
2650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3001222-10101344750023455633435767119777811111314991010111412141815
Sunrise
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:03
4:07
4:09
Sunset
10:30
10:27
10:22
10:19
10:15
10:12

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). 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
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
153 km S
120m alt.
2 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.
ASCATC344E64N
168 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 268).
- km

* 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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