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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
 km/h
40
WNW
40
W
20
WSW
10
S
15
ENE
45
NE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
30
ESE
50
SE
30
SSW
15
SSW
50
SW
0
W
9
0.5
0.6
11
2
1.4
1.5
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.3
0.2
max °C
-4
-4
-8
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-8
-7
-6
-8
2
4
1
2
3
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-11
-8
-5
-5
-5
-6
-10
-11
-10
-16
-2
3
0
-1
2
-8
-14
-11
-17
-12
-12
-14
-13
-12
-16
-17
-14
-21
-9
-2
-7
-5
-4
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
100
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
600
5150
2600
450
500
500
550
550
650
6050
500
450
2850
1550
1350
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-14-14-14-15-17-18-18-15-12-9-7-9-10-8-9-11-12-13-11-12-12-12-13-15-15-13-12-7-3-6-6-5-7-5-5-10-6-5-5-5-6-9-9-8-1204113-5
Sunrise
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
Sunset
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40
7:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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.
41 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 360 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
-
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 305).
106
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
41 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 020 degs)
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km

* 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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