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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
750
650
800
750
650
700
550
550
850
700
700
600
500
500
550
km/h
10
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
W
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
S
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
35
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
-3
-2
-5
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-6
-3
-2
-2
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-9
-8
-13
-10
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1150
1150
1250
1300
1200
1300
1100
900
1150
1300
1250
1150
850
1000
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-4-2-1-2-2-4-2-2-22222221-12221-11218910991087109996788
Sunrise
5:39
5:41
5:45
5:48
5:50
Sunset
8:32
8:29
8:25
8:22
8:17

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu 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.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
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
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC344E64N
161 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 184).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC345E64N
163 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
- 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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