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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
km/h
55
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WNW
15
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
5
S
10
NW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
25
SSE
20
WSW
20
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
2
0.1
max °C
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
1
1
1
2
2
3
5
6
3
4
4
min °C
-1
-4
-3
-1
-4
-3
0
-1
-2
2
0
1
5
4
3
3
3
 chill °C
-10
-12
-10
-8
-12
-8
-7
-6
-2
0
-3
1
4
1
-2
-3
-2
Freezing level m
1400
1150
1100
1450
1200
1100
1550
1550
1250
1850
1700
1750
2100
2450
2600
2350
3000
Cloud base (m)
1600
1400
600
1550
1750
600
1650
5300
850
1850
1900
1600
1750
1750
850
550
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-3-1-3-210-1212553444224125436569856611910129101310111412141614111212
Sunrise
2:25
2:28
2:31
2:33
2:36
Sunset
11:55
11:53
11:51
11:49
11:45
11:43

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
partially cloudy
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
13° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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