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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2200
1550
900
900
550
600
750
700
700
750
550
700
600
550
550
500
km/h
35
SW
15
SW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
9
 mm
0.3
0.2
max °C
3
5
4
3
3
2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
2
4
3
2
3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-6
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-4
1
3
-1
0
-1
-5
-2
-2
-2
-6
-8
-8
-8
-12
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level m
1900
2200
2100
2000
2000
1700
1250
1250
1350
1200
1300
1200
850
1050
750
700
800
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
354331-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-3-5-5-5-5696674122221-10-2-2-2-213161212141079910107886654
Sunrise
5:22
5:26
5:30
5:33
5:35
5:39
Sunset
8:52
8:47
8:44
8:40
8:37
8:32

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). 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.
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.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
SHIP8626
130 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
SHIP9137
130 km ESE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP4799
130 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
SHIP2836
130 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
SHIP11467
130 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C

* 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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