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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
 km/h
10
SW
5
WNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
15
ENE
25
NE
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
20
W
10
S
0.2
2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.8
8
7
3
1.8
max °C
-2
-1
4
8
8
1
-2
-2
-4
-2
0
0
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-10
min °C
-6
-3
-3
5
7
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-7
-5
-5
-12
-11
-3
-6
1
1
-10
-12
-13
-14
-12
-5
-6
-10
-7
-10
-10
-10
-17
0
0
350
900
1250
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
1550
500
500
650
1350
500
1350
550
550
450
500
500
1300
550
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-6-1-2-10-13-14-15-14-10-9-13-14-15-14-14-13-7-5-421-7-9-10-11-10-7-7-11-11-11-10-10-11-4-21780-2-3-4-3-1-1-3-4-6-5-5-11
Sunrise
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 164).
24
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.
1 hour ago
6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 310 degs)
(17 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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