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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep 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 Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
750
1650
700
550
500
500
500
500
km/h
30
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-2
0
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
0
1
3
6
min °C
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
2
4
 chill °C
-10
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-10
-10
-11
-11
-7
-3
1
Freezing level m
950
1250
1300
1250
1400
1500
1400
1400
1400
1350
1500
1150
1000
950
900
1600
2050
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-2-3-3-213512223333324100136778999910109911877581311
Sunrise
5:50
5:54
5:58
6:01
6:03
6:07
Sunset
8:17
8:15
8:10
8:07
8:02
8:00

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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 Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue 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.
3 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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 150 degs)
(9 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 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.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Low: overcast

* 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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