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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
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
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
SW
75
SW
90
SW
60
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
65
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
0.5
1.1
0.1
max °C
2
2
1
1
2
7
9
8
9
9
6
7
4
5
8
10
11
13
min °C
2
1
-1
-1
2
1
8
8
8
9
5
6
4
4
5
9
10
12
 chill °C
-3
-5
-9
-9
-5
-6
2
2
2
4
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
4
6
8
Freezing level m
1900
1700
1500
1400
1900
2800
3100
3200
3000
3150
3350
3500
3000
3150
3250
3300
3550
3750
Cloud base (m)
1450
1350
1400
650
1550
4950
6150
5150
4450
5400
2800
700
600
850
2350
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
220024989967457101113653467121211121010889131414131311121413182016181716151514181917
Sunrise
2:44
2:47
2:49
2:53
2:57
3:00
Sunset
11:37
11:34
11:30
11:28
11:24
11:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 260 degs)
(20 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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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