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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
800
1450
700
600
750
750
700
600
550
550
550
550
600
600
550
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
E
20
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-2
min °C
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
 chill °C
-5
-7
-4
-6
-6
-3
-2
-4
-5
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
Freezing level m
1050
1050
1350
1200
1100
1400
1300
1150
1300
900
700
800
650
600
750
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-1-3-3-1-2-2-2-4-5-5-6-6-5-3113223212-1-2-2-3-3-2-17911891199106565566
Sunrise
5:35
5:39
5:41
5:45
5:48
Sunset
8:37
8:32
8:29
8:25
8:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu 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.
6 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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