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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
750
500
550
700
800
800
850
1950
1700
1550
800
550
700
550
km/h
45
WSW
55
W
60
WSW
45
W
10
NNW
20
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
0
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
NE
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
max °C
8
3
4
4
2
3
0
-1
0
-1
1
4
3
3
3
2
-1
0
-1
min °C
2
2
4
2
2
1
-1
-2
0
-3
-1
3
1
1
3
0
-1
0
-3
 chill °C
-6
-6
-3
-4
-1
-5
-9
-10
-7
-10
-5
1
1
1
0
-4
-5
-5
-9
Freezing level m
2950
2200
2750
2750
2050
2050
1400
1250
1500
1000
1350
1900
1950
1750
1950
1650
1400
1500
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
534322-1-20-2042231-10-2868656324147667533114121513121310911811141414151210118
Sunrise
3:31
3:34
3:39
3:42
3:46
3:49
Sunset
10:51
10:47
10:44
10:40
10:37
10:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW 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.
48 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 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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