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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1450
650
800
550
550
650
800
1450
750
550
550
600
500
500
500
500
km/h
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
40
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
7
4
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-9
-10
-8
-4
-8
-10
-11
-12
-9
-9
-7
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1100
1350
1250
1200
1450
1050
850
1000
1250
1300
1200
800
700
1050
1250
1200
1400
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-2-2-1-3-5-4-2-2-3-4-4-2-2-1-1-1232230-11122-1-11222291199107787896688888
Sunrise
5:39
5:41
5:45
5:48
5:50
5:54
Sunset
8:32
8:29
8:25
8:22
8:17
8:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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
10°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
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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