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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
650
600
550
550
550
550
650
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
600
650
850
km/h
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
5
3
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
1
1
-1
0
1
min °C
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-8
-6
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-7
-10
-8
-6
-7
-5
-2
-4
Freezing level m
1100
1200
950
1000
1100
1500
1200
1400
1250
1350
1450
1350
1300
1500
1450
1400
1450
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-3-2-1-2-1-2-10-2-110-1001200122322322433439977778108999810991110
Sunrise
3:49
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:03
4:07
Sunset
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:22
10:19
10:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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