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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1850
900
650
500
700
1700
950
650
700
600
650
600
650
600
600
600
km/h
25
WSW
5
SE
20
ESE
40
SE
45
SSW
40
SW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
S
5
W
5
SE
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
W
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.4
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
2
max °C
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
0
0
-1
min °C
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
0
-2
-3
-4
-7
-5
1
3
0
-1
0
2
0
0
0
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2300
2100
1950
2300
2100
2000
2150
2050
2050
2150
2100
1850
1900
1900
1450
1400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
432423433332210-1-286565687777554332151211121214151313131211111010109
Sunrise
5:20
5:22
5:26
5:30
5:33
Sunset
8:59
8:54
8:52
8:47
8:44
8:40

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 230 degs)
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
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.
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).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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