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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
550
1700
800
1600
1850
1700
2200
550
550
1550
800
600
550
600
650
km/h
60
WSW
70
WSW
45
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
25
WSW
5
SSW
25
SE
50
SE
45
S
25
S
20
SSE
45
SSE
55
SE
45
SSE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
6
4
4
7
6
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
min °C
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
0
-3
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
Freezing level m
2750
2700
2300
2650
2500
2200
1950
2100
2150
2450
2000
2100
2250
2200
2100
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:13
5:16
5:20
5:22
5:26
Sunset
9:02
8:59
8:54
8:52
8:47

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
44 minutes ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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