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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
850
750
1550
500
500
500
550
500
550
550
550
1450
1400
700
700
km/h
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
10
W
10
W
0
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
30
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
min °C
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-4
-5
-7
-13
-10
-6
-6
-3
-2
0
-4
-4
-3
-6
-5
-9
Freezing level m
1000
1250
1250
800
1000
1200
1300
1300
1500
1500
1450
1450
1500
1300
1350
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-4-3-1-1-100-100-1-1-2122-112223334323158106788999101199118
Sunrise
5:48
5:50
5:54
5:58
6:01
Sunset
8:22
8:17
8:15
8:10
8:07

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun 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.
2 hours 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.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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
0°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour 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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
230 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 117).
10

* 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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