Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
600
1550
8300
800
900
1500
550
750
800
km/h
15
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
25
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.1
1.7
max °C
2
3
3
2
5
5
4
6
6
4
6
5
4
5
6
4
5
6
min °C
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
3
4
5
4
3
5
5
 chill °C
-2
0
-1
0
3
3
2
3
0
2
1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-4
0
0
Freezing level m
2000
2050
2150
2000
2250
2450
2450
2600
2550
2450
2550
2700
2550
2600
2750
2700
2500
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2332554654644554564766878108898897688111412131613141713141714151613131513
Sunrise
5:01
5:03
5:07
5:11
5:13
5:16
Sunset
9:16
9:14
9:09
9:06
9:02
8:59

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the SW 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.
1 hour 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
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs)
(6 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
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).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 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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