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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
0
S
40
SW
35
SSW
20
SW
40
W
35
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
W
70
SW
100
WSW
85
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.2
1.6
0.3
0.1
max °C
3
4
6
7
5
8
7
2
2
1
0
2
4
6
7
9
9
11
11
min °C
1
3
5
3
3
7
2
2
1
-1
-1
2
1
6
6
5
8
10
10
 chill °C
-4
-1
1
-2
-1
5
-4
-5
-5
-7
-9
-4
-6
0
0
-2
2
4
4
Freezing level m
2250
2500
2800
3150
2700
2700
2300
1900
1800
1450
1300
1750
2050
2650
2950
3350
3500
3750
3850
Cloud base (m)
2550
600
500
800
3800
2150
1950
1450
1450
1400
550
1550
1500
2300
700
2500
3600
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2465485220-12367791111668881186643661010913141212111314151816131411111411161714191917
Sunrise
2:36
2:40
2:44
2:47
2:49
2:53
Sunset
11:43
11:39
11:37
11:34
11:30
11:28

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 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.
SHIP1172
175 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
SHIP5769
175 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° 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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