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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
800
800
1550
500
500
550
600
8550
650
500
450
550
1600
500
km/h
10
ESE
15
E
45
ENE
50
NNE
45
NNE
20
NNE
0
NE
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
35
SSE
35
S
20
SSE
35
SW
50
SW
45
SW
65
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
0.3
0.3
max °C
0
2
1
-1
-1
0
4
4
8
8
6
3
4
3
2
-1
-1
0
min °C
0
1
-1
-2
-1
-1
3
4
5
8
5
1
4
3
-3
-3
-2
-1
 chill °C
-3
-3
-10
-11
-9
-8
3
1
1
6
1
-6
-2
-2
-13
-12
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1550
1750
1650
1150
1300
1200
2400
2800
3050
2950
2800
1850
2300
2150
1650
1050
1300
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
020-2-1-144786243-1-2-2-14532226881095763223101310998101511141511121399910
Sunrise
6:01
6:03
6:07
6:09
6:13
6:16
Sunset
8:07
8:02
8:00
7:55
7:52
7:49

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, gales from the SW 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.
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
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.5 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
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.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
clear
Fog patches -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
1.9 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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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