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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2200
1600
950
850
550
550
550
550
850
1500
750
850
750
650
850
1450
km/h
0
S
10
S
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SE
0
E
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
0.1
max °C
4
3
3
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
min °C
2
2
3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
0
1
0
-3
-3
-2
-2
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2100
2050
2050
1650
1300
1300
1200
1150
1350
1350
1250
1400
1150
1150
1400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3331-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-1-3-2-1-27674221232332232121215109989119101189119
Sunrise
5:26
5:30
5:33
5:35
5:39
Sunset
8:47
8:44
8:40
8:37
8:32

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sat 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.
1 hour 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
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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