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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
550
550
750
850
1850
1750
1600
550
500
650
550
500
550
550
km/h
35
NE
40
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
4
3
 mm
0.1
9
1.2
0.1
4
2
0.5
1
max °C
0
0
-2
-4
-3
0
1
4
4
3
3
5
7
7
7
5
3
2
min °C
-1
-1
-5
-5
-4
-2
1
3
3
2
3
4
7
7
6
4
3
0
 chill °C
-8
-9
-12
-12
-9
-7
1
0
3
0
0
0
5
5
5
0
-2
0
Freezing level m
1300
1450
950
750
950
1200
1750
2100
2250
2100
2150
2750
3000
2900
2800
2600
2450
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-4-5-4-114433577753123-1-20258667710109864996677121512131412131615131111
Sunrise
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:37
4:41
4:43
Sunset
9:53
9:51
9:46
9:43
9:39
9:36

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu 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.
57 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
57 minutes ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
57 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
57 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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