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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
650
700
550
500
750
850
750
1450
2050
4000
2100
2000
700
550
550
km/h
50
W
35
W
10
NW
20
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
 mm
0.1
max °C
4
4
2
3
1
-1
0
-1
1
3
3
2
4
3
0
-1
-1
min °C
3
2
1
2
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
2
1
1
3
0
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-4
-4
-2
-4
-9
-8
-7
-9
-4
-1
1
0
3
-5
-6
-8
-7
Freezing level m
2650
2750
2100
2050
1600
1300
1500
1100
1350
1850
1750
1650
1950
1800
1350
1350
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
43230-10-2032242-1-1-27656323237668533215121214101011811141313161311109
Sunrise
3:34
3:39
3:42
3:46
3:49
Sunset
10:51
10:47
10:44
10:40
10:37
10:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue 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.
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.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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.
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.
2 hours ago
-
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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