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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1700
8550
5900
800
750
550
600
800
1600
km/h
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.7
0.2
0.2
max °C
3
3
2
5
5
4
7
6
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
4
min °C
2
2
2
4
3
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
5
2
 chill °C
-1
1
0
3
1
4
4
1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
-1
1
2
Freezing level m
2050
2100
2000
2250
2450
2400
2550
2550
2450
2500
2600
2600
2700
2350
2400
2550
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
332544754556544537668781087989978961412131613141714141715161513141612
Sunrise
5:03
5:07
5:11
5:13
5:16
Sunset
9:16
9:14
9:09
9:06
9:02
8:59

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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