Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Askja Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Askja Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Askja Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
31
Fri
1
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 AM
partially cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
moderate rain
moderate rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
cloudy
partially cloudy
moderate rain
cloudy
rain showers
moderate rain
light rain
partially cloudy
rain showers
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
10 WSW10
10 SW10
5 ESE5
10 ESE10
5 WSW5
10 NE10
10 NNE10
10 ENE10
10 NW10
10 W10
15 SW15
10 SSW10
10 SW10
15 SSW15
20 SW20
25 WSW25
25 WSW25
5 E5
5 WSW5
10 N10
5 W5
5 NNW5
10 E10
5 ENE5
5 E5
10 SSE10
10 SSE10
some clouds light rain light rain light rain mod. rain mod. rain light rain light rain light rain light rain rain shwrs clear some clouds rain shwrs cloudy some clouds mod. rain cloudy rain shwrs mod. rain light rain some clouds rain shwrs some clouds cloudy some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- 1 1 1 10 6 3 5 2 1 1 - - 1 - - 6 - 1 7 3 - 2 - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-6 -2 -1 0 0 1 -2 -3 -4 -4 -5 -8 -6 0 -3 -6 -7 -7 -8 -2 -2 -3 -2 -5 -5 -5 -7
Low °C
-6 -5 -1 0 -2 0 -4 -6 -4 -4 -9 -9 -6 -4 -5 -7 -8 -9 -10 -4 -3 -4 -5 -5 -5 -7 -7
Chill °C
-10 -2 -4 -3 -3 -2 -6 -6 -8 -8 -9 -13 -10 -4 -9 -13 -15 -7 -13 -6 -2 -3 -7 -8 -8 -5 -11
Freezing level m
0 0 0 50 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-11-8-8-7-7-8-11-12-13-13-14-12-10-7-11-13-14-14-12-11-11-11-10-11-12-12-12-9-6-5-4-5-5-8-9-10-10-11-11-8-4-8-10-12-12-10-8-8-8-7-9-10-10-10-6-2-1001-2-3-4-4-5-8-60-3-6-7-7-8-2-2-3-2-5-5-5-7
Sunrise
- - 10:19 - - 10:17 - - 10:14 - - 10:11 - - 10:07 - - 10:04 - - 10:00 - - 9:57 - - 9:55
Sunset
4:14 - - 4:17 - - 4:21 - - 4:24 - - 4:28 - - 4:31 - - 4:35 - - 4:38 - - 4:43 - -

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
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Akureyri
95 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
-6.3° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Hjardarnes Horna
109 km SE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Egilsstadir Airport
113 km ENE
38m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP5056
119 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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