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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
750
1450
550
750
1600
550
600
2750
2100
2200
2000
2000
700
550
550
550
600
km/h
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-1
1
0
-2
0
-2
-2
0
0
1
2
1
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-1
0
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
2
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-5
-4
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-8
-8
-10
-8
-7
-8
-6
Freezing level m
1250
1550
1250
1050
1400
1050
1100
1200
1350
1500
1800
1600
1550
1250
1300
1400
1350
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-2-3-1-3-3-1-11210-2-1-1-1-135213113346442222310139912881191114101288998
Sunrise
3:46
3:49
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:03
Sunset
10:37
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:22
10:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW 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
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(15 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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).

* 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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