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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1350
650
500
650
700
550
800
1650
750
750
600
550
550
650
550
550
550
km/h
20
N
50
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
3
6
 mm
0.1
max °C
4
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
min °C
2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-4
-9
-8
-8
-10
-8
-3
-4
-4
-3
-5
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
Freezing level m
2100
1550
1250
1250
1000
1050
1650
1500
1350
1600
1400
1250
1200
1100
1250
1150
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3-1-1-1-3-210-10-1-2-2-2-2-2-2732202533431222121410910891310101210898877
Sunrise
3:39
3:42
3:46
3:49
3:53
Sunset
10:47
10:44
10:40
10:37
10:34
10:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE 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.
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
7° C
clear
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
37 minutes ago
15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 010 degs)
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.
3 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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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