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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
600
500
650
600
750
550
550
700
1500
800
1500
600
700
800
650
km/h
60
SW
50
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
45
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
50
NNW
35
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NE
5
E
5
N
5
N
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.2
max °C
9
8
3
4
4
2
2
2
-1
1
0
2
3
1
1
2
-1
min °C
9
2
3
3
2
2
2
-1
-2
0
-1
0
2
0
0
2
-4
 chill °C
4
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-9
-11
-7
-7
-3
0
-2
0
0
-10
Freezing level m
3800
3000
2250
2700
2750
2150
1950
1500
1200
1550
1350
1550
1900
1550
1550
1800
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
95343221-21-113112-31286765542435644611914121513121210912912141112148
Sunrise
3:31
3:34
3:39
3:42
3:46
Sunset
10:54
10:51
10:47
10:44
10:40
10:37

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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