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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
600
550
550
550
550
550
7500
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
600
800
km/h
10
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
30
NW
60
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
45
NNW
35
N
45
N
50
N
40
N
25
NNW
25
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
min °C
-2
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
 chill °C
-6
-10
-10
-10
-7
-6
-6
-10
-9
-7
-10
-8
-9
-10
-7
-7
-6
Freezing level m
1200
1050
1000
1050
1300
1450
1450
1700
1350
1500
1350
1300
1450
1350
1500
1400
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-3-1-100-10-1-1-1-10-10210122343323323431087778101091099999127
Sunrise
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:03
4:07
Sunset
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:22
10:19
10:15

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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 Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

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.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
45 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
45 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4043
168 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
SHIP3516
168 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
SHIP2367
168 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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