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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
650
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
750
800
750
900
km/h
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
45
NW
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
25
N
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
2
4
4
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
min °C
-3
-2
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
-1
0
0
1
 chill °C
-8
-6
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-2
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1050
1000
1050
1250
1350
1350
1200
1100
1400
1450
1600
1500
1400
1800
1650
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-3-1-1-1-2-2-1000-11111200022221333334559108777898799999101211
Sunrise
3:49
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:03
4:07
Sunset
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:22
10:19
10:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

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.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
150 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
SHIP853
152 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
SHIP1645
152 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
SHIP7917
152 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
SHIP10199
152 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
SHIP319
152 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C

* 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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