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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
650
700
800
1900
1750
1600
1650
km/h
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
15
NE
25
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
W
25
W
25
W
20
SW
10
SW
20
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
10
8
4
2
1
 mm
0.9
0.7
0.1
max °C
3
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-1
0
3
3
3
4
3
min °C
3
3
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-1
2
2
2
3
0
 chill °C
0
-1
-2
-3
-6
-8
-12
-13
-12
-12
-9
-8
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
-6
Freezing level m
2100
2050
1850
1750
1500
1150
1050
850
800
600
850
900
1400
1900
2100
1900
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3321-1-2-3-4-5-6-5-3-1333427654310-1-2-3-1036667514131211107665676101411131511
Sunrise
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:37
Sunset
10:00
9:58
9:53
9:51
9:46
9:43

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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.
48 minutes ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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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