Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Askja Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Days 3-6 Askja Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Askja Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
50 SSE50
25 S25
10 ESE10
10 E10
10 E10
10 SE10
5 SSE5
10 SSE10
10 WSW10
5 W5
5 W5
5 W5
0 E0
5 SSE5
10 SSW10
10 SW10
5 SW5
10 WSW10
5 SW5
5 W5
5 SSE5
5 SW5
5 W5
10 SW10
5 SSE5
5 SSE5
5 SSW5
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
13 11 12 8 7 8 7 6 6 4 5 4 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 0 0
Low °C
12 11 10 6 6 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 -1
Chill °C
10 8 11 6 6 7 6 4 4 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3
Freezing level m
2600 2450 2650 2950 3000 2850 2650 2550 1700 1500 1250 650 450 600 950 1300 1650 1700 1700 1450 1000 600 500 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
9:52 - - 9:56 - - 10:00 - - 10:03 - - 10:07 - - 10:10 - - 10:12 - - 10:17 - - 10:19 - -
Sunset
- 3:49 - - 3:47 - - 3:44 - - 3:41 - - 3:37 - - 3:34 - - 3:32 - - 3:29 - - 3:26 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Grimsstadir
73 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
8.5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 180).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
Low: scattered
Akureyri
95 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
13.4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Egilsstadir Airport
113 km ENE
38m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hjardarnes-Hornafjo
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
9.6° C
moderate rain
Rain
20 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Askja and within an acceptable time window.

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