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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
750
650
950
1650
8650
8050
7850
900
1750
1850
750
550
800
km/h
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
50
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.8
0.1
max °C
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
4
5
4
6
5
2
4
4
3
3
2
min °C
4
4
1
0
1
2
2
4
3
4
6
1
1
4
3
3
3
0
 chill °C
1
1
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
2
0
1
2
-4
-5
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
Freezing level m
2300
2350
2100
1800
1950
2050
2000
2250
2400
2350
2550
2500
2100
2450
2450
2200
2300
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
442122244463244331885465687810768766515159101311131513141714141614131311
Sunrise
4:58
5:01
5:03
5:07
5:11
5:13
Sunset
9:21
9:16
9:14
9:09
9:06
9:02

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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