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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Thu night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
5300
600
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
650
550
550
800
2600
1850
km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SE
25
E
25
ENE
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
25
W
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
11
5
2
1
1
 mm
0.1
0.6
1.1
max °C
5
6
5
3
3
3
1
0
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-2
0
2
4
4
min °C
4
6
3
3
3
2
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-3
-2
1
3
-1
 chill °C
0
3
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-8
-13
-13
-12
-14
-13
-11
-9
-4
-2
-9
Freezing level m
2550
2650
2550
2100
2150
1950
1750
1400
950
800
800
600
600
1000
1250
1700
2050
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:16
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:33
Sunset
10:05
10:00
9:58
9:53
9:51
9:46

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle, on Thu night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Mon 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.
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
clear
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
-
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.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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