Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
4950
4900
700
600
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
650
km/h
20
W
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
8
3
2
 mm
0.1
0.7
1.8
1.9
4
max °C
10
9
10
8
6
7
6
4
3
2
0
0
-1
-2
-1
0
min °C
7
8
10
6
6
7
5
4
3
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
3
6
8
6
4
5
1
-1
-1
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-4
-4
Freezing level m
2450
2500
2650
2500
2150
2200
2050
1850
1650
1250
1050
1000
800
600
850
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
556434320-2-3-3-5-6-5-4991076764310-1-2-3-1-11415181413141210108765676
Sunrise
4:16
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
Sunset
10:05
10:00
9:58
9:53
9:51

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Mon 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
7° C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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