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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
600
6300
1350
450
450
450
450
1250
650
600
750
850
km/h
30
NNE
15
N
5
NW
35
W
50
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
30
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
55
W
70
W
55
W
25
W
15
W
5
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.3
max °C
-1
2
5
6
8
7
4
2
3
3
2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
min °C
-1
-1
4
6
7
6
3
1
3
3
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-8
-6
2
1
1
2
-1
-4
-3
-1
-12
-13
-11
-10
-8
-4
-2
Freezing level m
1300
1250
2350
2700
3100
2950
2550
1700
2150
2100
1750
950
1350
1250
1100
1450
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:09
6:13
6:16
6:18
Sunset
8:02
8:00
7:55
7:52
7:49
7:45

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 040 degs)
(22 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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