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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
550
550
900
750
1650
800
550
600
2000
2450
1900
1750
1500
550
550
550
750
1750
km/h
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
45
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
0
0
2
3
0
0
-2
0
-2
1
3
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-1
-1
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
1
 chill °C
-8
-6
-5
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-6
-6
-5
-6
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-6
-4
Freezing level m
1250
1350
1300
1300
1150
1450
1100
1250
1300
1500
1650
1850
1350
1450
1150
1350
1200
1550
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-1-2-2-1-2-2-1-122-1-1-2-1-21222322421435633122559811991298119121410118891311
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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri morning).

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
cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours 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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