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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
rain showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
1400
500
500
750
6200
1700
650
500
500
550
550
550
8550
2350
km/h
25
SSE
20
S
30
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
50
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSE
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WSW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
2
0.2
0.2
0.1
max °C
2
4
2
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
0
1
4
4
2
2
-2
-2
0
3
min °C
1
3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-6
-3
-3
0
1
3
2
0
-5
-4
-1
1
 chill °C
-4
-2
-14
-14
-15
-19
-16
-9
-7
-6
-6
-2
-2
-4
-10
-9
-5
-7
Freezing level m
1800
2050
1300
900
1100
450
550
1000
1100
1600
2100
2050
1850
1800
900
750
1350
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24-1-4-4-6-5-3-213421-4-3-12572-11-3-20135654-103510129785686811111111651010
Sunrise
6:13
6:16
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
Sunset
7:52
7:49
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

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
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(7 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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