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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
1850
900
600
550
550
550
600
700
800
750
800
700
550
550
700
km/h
20
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
 mm
0.3
max °C
5
4
3
3
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
min °C
4
3
3
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
 chill °C
1
0
0
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-9
-10
-9
-9
Freezing level m
2200
2100
2050
2050
1750
1400
1300
1200
1150
1250
1200
1000
1150
950
550
850
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
54331-1-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-4-6-5-58767422112111-1-3-1-216131315109989108896575
Sunrise
5:26
5:30
5:33
5:35
5:39
Sunset
8:52
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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). 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.
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
10°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours 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
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
ASCATB344E64N
148 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 32).
- km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 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).
ASCATB345E64N
156 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 156).
- km
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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