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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
750
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
600
750
750
1500
1800
km/h
5
W
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
10
5
2
 mm
0.9
1.4
0.1
max °C
5
4
3
2
1
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
1
3
3
min °C
3
3
3
2
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
0
3
3
 chill °C
1
0
0
-1
-3
-5
-8
-11
-10
-9
-6
-6
-5
-5
-2
-2
Freezing level m
2450
2100
2100
1900
1800
1650
1200
1100
950
800
800
1200
1550
1600
1900
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
443211-2-3-4-5-4-2013387765311-1-2-134576141414121110876661010121412
Sunrise
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:33
Sunset
10:00
9:58
9:53
9:51
9:46

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sat 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
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
8° C
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour 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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