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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the NE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
850
850
650
500
500
500
500
500
550
750
800
1650
700
700
650
550
500
550
km/h
10
SSW
15
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
35
NE
55
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-4
-5
-13
-10
-7
-6
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-4
-6
-6
-10
-11
-10
-8
Freezing level m
1250
1300
900
950
1150
1150
1250
1350
1400
1400
1600
1500
1200
1300
1100
1100
1100
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-4-3-2-2-1-1-1-11-1-2-1-2-2-2-222001122335322111181067788891012109108778
Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:54
5:58
6:01
6:03
Sunset
8:22
8:17
8:15
8:10
8:07
8:02

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the NE by Mon morning).

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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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