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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
10
ESE
10
W
10
S
5
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
0.6
0.5
0.6
3
3
1.3
7
0.1
1.4
1.6
4
0.1
0.1
0.5
max °C
0
-1
-6
-5
5
5
5
6
4
2
-1
3
5
4
3
5
7
min °C
0
-5
-6
-6
-5
3
5
5
3
-1
-5
1
4
-2
2
5
2
-2
-8
-8
-10
-9
-2
0
0
1
-4
-9
-1
0
-5
0
2
-1
0
0
0
0
0
800
850
750
700
350
0
250
800
600
500
900
1050
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
700
550
500
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:40
10:37
10:33
10:30
10:27
Sunset
3:51
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:05
4:07

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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