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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
700
650
850
700
1700
7950
1900
2100
850
1500
850
km/h
5
WNW
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
E
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
50
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.1
max °C
5
4
4
2
0
2
3
3
5
5
4
6
4
3
4
3
min °C
4
4
3
0
0
2
2
2
4
3
4
6
3
2
4
-1
 chill °C
2
0
-1
-6
-5
-1
1
0
2
0
2
2
-3
-4
-1
-9
Freezing level m
2350
2350
2400
2200
1400
2000
2100
1950
2250
2350
2350
2550
2450
2250
2550
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5441023354464341877446668781077851414148111312131613141714151612
Sunrise
4:58
5:01
5:03
5:07
5:11
Sunset
9:21
9:16
9:14
9:09
9:06

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
45 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
45 minutes ago
7° C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 330 degs)
(6 kph at 290).
0.1 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
45 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
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
45 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
45 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
45 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.

* 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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