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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
900
750
600
550
550
650
1500
1600
750
800
800
600
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
10
S
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
S
0
SE
0
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
max °C
3
3
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-3
min °C
2
3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-4
 chill °C
0
1
-4
-5
-2
-5
-6
-5
-8
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-4
-6
-6
-10
Freezing level m
2100
2050
1650
1300
1300
1200
1150
1450
1400
1250
1350
1250
1150
1300
1300
1150
1350
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
331-1-2-2-20-1-2-1-2-2-1-2-2-1-467422124223223223013151098891291011991099107
Sunrise
5:26
5:30
5:33
5:35
5:39
5:41
Sunset
8:47
8:44
8:40
8:37
8:32
8:29

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon 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.
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
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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