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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1800
2100
550
750
1500
750
1500
700
550
550
2100
550
550
550
550
550
550
km/h
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
25
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
0
0
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
min °C
0
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
 chill °C
-6
-7
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-11
-10
Freezing level m
1550
1300
1300
1550
1300
1200
1350
1000
1200
1200
1200
1100
1250
1200
1200
1100
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-11-1-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-342242231121121111129912910118798898877
Sunrise
3:46
3:49
3:53
3:57
4:00
Sunset
10:40
10:37
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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