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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
50
SE
0
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
50
NNW
10
SW
10
ESE
20
ESE
40
W
55
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
10
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
1.1
1
0.7
2
12
1.7
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.3
max °C
0
-3
-1
0
0
-5
-4
1
2
2
0
1
0
-2
0
0
-4
min °C
0
-4
-3
0
-5
-9
-5
-4
1
0
-7
0
-1
-6
-2
-2
-5
-8
-7
-3
-4
-11
-14
-9
-9
-6
-9
-10
-7
-6
-10
-5
-9
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
550
550
600
1750
450
550
500
650
650
700
550
550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-10-10-13-15-12-9-9-10-9-10-10-10-11-12-14-7-6-8-7-10-12-10-7-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-9-100-4-20-3-7-5-221-41-1-4-1-1-5
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE 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.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 54).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.4 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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