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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
800
1550
1500
750
750
800
700
850
800
700
750
600
800
1500
700
km/h
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-4
-2
-6
-6
-4
-6
-6
-4
-7
-4
-1
-5
-3
-5
-3
-3
-1
-7
Freezing level m
1350
1250
1150
1200
1500
1350
1200
1300
1200
1150
1450
1250
1150
1350
1150
1150
1450
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-20-2-2-1-2-2-1-2-3-2-3-3-1-22112422222421312318781012991089119911910117
Sunrise
5:30
5:33
5:35
5:39
5:41
5:45
Sunset
8:44
8:40
8:37
8:32
8:29
8:25

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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 -2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
26 minutes ago
Dry
230 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 324).
16
250 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
Reykhólahöfn
259 km W
10m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 349 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
266 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
266 km SW
53m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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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