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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
 km/h
20
SSW
45
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
15
ENE
40
N
45
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
NNW
25
NNW
0.1
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.9
10
12
3
0.4
0.1
1.9
5
16
max °C
8
8
2
-2
-3
-4
-2
0
2
-1
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
2
2
1
min °C
6
7
-1
-2
-3
-5
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-10
-8
-2
-4
-1
0
-3
2
2
-10
-11
-13
-15
-13
-4
-6
-12
-12
-16
-13
-6
-9
-3
-3
-11
1000
1250
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
150
Cloud base (m)
1550
600
550
500
500
500
650
600
600
450
500
550
600
2050
500
550
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-10-14-15-15-14-10-8-12-14-14-13-11-9-7-9-1111-7-9-10-11-10-7-6-9-11-12-10-8-6-4-6-8781-2-3-5-3-10-2-3-7-6-2-211-1
Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
Sunset
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31
7:35

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 190).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 208).
91
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
5.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
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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