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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
SW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
45
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
20
WSW
15
ENE
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
W
5
NNW
5
S
0.1
1.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.5
6
9
4
3
0.5
0.5
0.2
max °C
-3
-2
4
8
9
1
-2
-2
-4
-2
0
0
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-9
min °C
-6
-3
-4
5
7
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-4
-13
-11
-3
-7
1
1
-11
-11
-13
-14
-12
-5
-6
-10
-12
-10
-10
-4
-17
0
0
0
850
1400
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
1550
600
550
650
600
500
650
550
1350
450
450
500
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-5-1-2-10-14-14-15-13-11-10-13-13-14-14-14-14-7-5-411-7-9-10-11-10-7-8-10-11-12-12-11-12-5-3078-1-2-3-4-3-1-1-3-4-5-5-4-11
Sunrise
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 0 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
95 km WNW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 5).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 290 degs)
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 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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