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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
850
750
750
550
550
600
850
750
700
600
500
500
500
500
500
550
km/h
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
0
NW
15
W
10
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
25
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
7
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
-5
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-4
-2
-5
-3
-9
-8
-3
-4
-7
-7
-12
-11
-8
-9
-7
-3
-1
Freezing level m
1400
1300
1250
1450
1050
850
1050
1350
1350
1250
900
850
1150
1350
1400
1400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-1-3-4-3-1-2-2-4-3-2-1-1-1-132231-11222-1-12233211991077989106689999
Sunrise
5:41
5:45
5:48
5:50
5:54
Sunset
8:32
8:29
8:25
8:22
8:17
8:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
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.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours 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
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
230 km SW
101m alt.
32 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
5

* 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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