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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5000
650
450
450
550
500
1200
550
550
650
550
550
1650
500
km/h
30
W
45
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SW
70
WSW
60
WSW
85
W
40
WNW
20
W
0
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
5
 mm
0.8
0.2
max °C
5
7
7
3
2
2
3
2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-1
1
0
min °C
5
6
5
2
1
2
2
-4
-5
-4
-7
-5
-4
-5
-2
0
0
 chill °C
0
1
1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-15
-16
-14
-20
-14
-8
-5
-7
-7
-8
Freezing level m
2700
3100
2750
2250
1700
2000
2050
1550
800
1050
450
600
950
650
900
1700
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:13
6:16
6:18
6:22
Sunset
8:00
7:55
7:52
7:49
7:45
7:40

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 220 degs)
(13 kph at 180).
0.0 km
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
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours 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.
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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