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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
550
500
600
1600
1800
1900
650
600
550
550
550
800
600
800
850
km/h
5
SE
20
ESE
45
SE
55
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SE
5
N
0
NW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.3
5
max °C
3
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
0
0
-1
min °C
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-3
-4
-7
-5
1
2
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
0
-2
-4
Freezing level m
2100
2000
2350
2050
1850
2100
2200
2200
2200
2050
1850
1800
1950
1550
1450
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
324224444322200-165756877765543421211121113161313131210111011119
Sunrise
5:20
5:22
5:26
5:30
5:33
Sunset
8:54
8:52
8:47
8:44
8:40

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
8
230 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 268).
6

* 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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