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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Thu night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
800
700
800
600
550
650
1600
800
850
550
500
500
500
500
500
600
km/h
5
W
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
SSE
20
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-3
-2
-1
-2
-4
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-9
-9
-3
-4
-4
-9
-12
-10
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1300
1200
1400
1100
850
1150
1350
1350
1300
750
1000
1250
1550
1600
1700
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:41
5:45
5:48
5:50
5:54
Sunset
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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Thu 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
150 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.
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.
SHIP10413
174 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
17.7 km
SHIP7076
174 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
20.4 km
SHIP2661
174 km NNE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
20.4 km

* 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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