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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
500
550
550
5750
700
500
550
500
650
1350
500
km/h
35
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
10
NNW
5
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.3
max °C
4
1
2
5
8
9
10
10
8
6
7
7
4
1
1
0
min °C
1
1
2
2
6
9
9
10
7
4
7
6
0
0
1
-4
 chill °C
-6
-6
-4
-2
6
6
5
8
4
0
3
2
-7
-7
-6
-14
Freezing level m
1300
1150
1250
1350
2400
2650
3050
2900
2500
1950
2250
2200
1200
1050
1150
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-1156885244-1-3-3-631247910108577211-2999812161214141112139995
Sunrise
6:03
6:07
6:09
6:13
6:16
Sunset
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 dusting of new snow. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the W by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3652
154 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 50).
20.4 km
SHIP4705
154 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 50).
17.7 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 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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