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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
800
700
550
650
800
550
700
550
550
600
700
550
600
550
km/h
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
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Snowflake cm
3
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-1
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-5
-5
-2
-5
-6
-10
-10
-7
-6
-10
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1200
1100
1100
1250
1150
1150
1250
1300
1200
1300
1000
800
900
750
700
900
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-4-4-5-4-321231122220-1-1-2-2-10108910881099107774577
Sunrise
5:35
5:39
5:41
5:45
5:48
Sunset
8:40
8:37
8:32
8:29
8:25
8:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon 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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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