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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
900
1650
7750
8650
8950
1500
2000
1700
550
650
800
km/h
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.5
1.9
0.3
max °C
2
2
5
5
4
7
6
4
5
5
6
6
4
5
5
3
min °C
2
2
4
3
4
6
3
3
5
4
6
5
2
4
4
1
 chill °C
1
-1
2
1
3
4
-1
-1
1
-1
0
-2
-6
-1
0
-2
Freezing level m
2050
2000
2250
2400
2350
2550
2450
2300
2600
2800
2700
2650
2200
2550
2600
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22544754556635526687810879899688511131513141713141715161613151612
Sunrise
5:03
5:07
5:11
5:13
5:16
Sunset
9:14
9:09
9:06
9:02
8:59

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, calm 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.
54 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7° C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
3.2 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
54 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
54 minutes 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.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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