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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
50
WSW
15
SW
15
NNE
20
NNW
10
WNW
30
W
5
SSE
20
E
50
ENE
60
NE
25
N
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
S
15
ESE
55
SE
15
SW
0.1
18
10
1.1
0.6
0.9
11
3
1.9
2
0.8
0.1
1
0.3
0.1
max °C
-1
1
0
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-3
1
0
min °C
-3
-1
-2
-3
-4
-13
-11
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-9
-16
-5
-1
-1
-12
-4
-6
-9
-7
-17
-14
-11
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-22
-11
-10
-6
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
500
500
500
600
700
1750
450
450
500
550
550
600
5850
2450
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-10-14-14-15-15-14-14-14-15-16-18-17-13-13-9-10-9-6-7-11-11-12-13-12-12-12-13-13-14-14-12-11-7-7-20-1-3-4-9-9-5-5-4-5-6-6-8-12-40-1
Sunrise
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
7:24
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE 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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 189).
39
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
ASCATB344E64N
173 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 234).
- 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.

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