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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
25
SW
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
N
10
S
10
S
20
WSW
25
W
0.1
1.2
0.8
3
0.7
0.8
0.7
max °C
-7
-4
-3
-2
2
0
-8
-6
-6
-4
-3
-9
-6
-2
1
2
2
-3
min °C
-8
-5
-5
-3
1
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-8
-12
-10
-2
-6
-1
0
-10
-14
-9
-9
-8
-2
-18
-18
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-10
-5
-9
-4
-7
-13
0
0
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
500
1250
400
450
1550
500
650
700
450
450
500
600
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-11-10-9-6-11-17-17-15-13-12-10-11-10-7-6-9-8-13-9-8-7-3-8-14-13-13-11-10-9-10-8-5-4-6-8-8-5-4-32-4-8-7-7-5-6-11-8-2-311-7
Sunrise
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:19
8:17
8:12
Sunset
6:08
6:13
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:25

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 215 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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