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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
10
ESE
20
ENE
35
NE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
30
ESE
70
SE
10
SSE
50
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
SW
25
ESE
0.2
2
12
3
0.7
1.1
3
1.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
3
0.1
1.2
max °C
-4
-4
-2
-4
-4
-7
-8
-7
-10
-3
1
1
3
4
0
-3
-3
3
min °C
-7
-4
-4
-5
-5
-11
-11
-10
-16
-6
0
-3
2
2
-2
-4
-6
-5
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-16
-17
-15
-21
-14
-9
-7
-5
0
-9
-10
-10
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
550
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
450
450
500
500
550
600
850
700
1400
450
1150
1300
1450
500
550
600
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-15-15-17-18-18-15-14-10-8-8-8-10-14-12-9-11-10-10-12-12-15-16-15-14-12-7-5-5-4-7-11-10-6-6-4-3-5-5-9-10-9-13-51-133-1-4-5-1
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 330 degs)
(13 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
96
Stormy winds from the ENE
(96 kph at 61).
120
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 100 degs)
(17 kph at 30).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4197-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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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