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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
35
WNW
35
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
S
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
1.6
0.8
max °C
0
-1
-2
2
2
2
3
3
4
6
6
6
8
7
6
5
2
min °C
-1
-3
-3
1
1
1
3
2
3
5
6
5
8
6
6
3
0
 chill °C
-8
-6
-3
1
-2
-3
-1
-3
-1
2
3
4
8
3
2
-2
-6
Freezing level m
1400
1350
1100
1600
1850
1750
2100
2300
2450
2700
2700
2950
3200
3050
3000
2500
1700
Cloud base (m)
1550
1900
700
900
4650
2750
1400
550
850
750
850
650
700
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-322233466687641422555656899121097512991312121411101214161915171512
Sunrise
2:31
2:33
2:36
2:40
2:44
Sunset
11:51
11:49
11:45
11:43
11:39
11:37

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed 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
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: 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
10° C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
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.
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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