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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
1450
500
500
550
5800
650
450
500
500
600
1600
550
km/h
15
E
40
ENE
50
NE
40
NNE
15
N
0
NW
20
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
S
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
10
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
2
 mm
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
max °C
2
1
-1
-1
3
5
6
8
8
5
2
3
3
1
-3
-2
-3
min °C
1
-2
-2
-1
-1
4
5
7
7
3
0
3
3
-4
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-4
-10
-11
-9
-7
4
1
2
4
-1
-6
-3
-2
-14
-13
-9
-7
Freezing level m
1800
1400
1150
1300
1350
2400
2700
2950
2900
2550
1500
2100
2050
1350
950
1250
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-2-1156884133-2-4-3-453223799108466212-113999812161214141112129896
Sunrise
6:03
6:07
6:09
6:13
6:16
Sunset
8:07
8:02
8:00
7:55
7:52
7:49

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S 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.
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.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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 E
(20 kph at 90).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 57 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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