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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
1850
1800
550
650
900
600
600
750
550
550
850
900
550
550
550
550
550
km/h
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
50
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
 mm
max °C
-2
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-3
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-9
-6
-8
-6
-5
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1000
1550
1150
1250
1300
1300
1000
1100
1000
1100
1250
1150
1050
1150
1050
950
1150
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-2-2-1-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-214213201111211101191298118797788787787
Sunrise
3:42
3:46
3:49
3:53
3:57
4:00
Sunset
10:40
10:37
10:34
10:30
10:27
10:22

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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 Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW 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.
39 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
39 minutes 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
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
34 minutes ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
39 minutes ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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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