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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
km/h
45
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
8
6
1
2
1.1
0.3
0.1
max °C
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
-1
-3
-3
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
min °C
0
1
2
0
0
3
1
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
2
2
3
4
1
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-4
-5
-1
-4
-8
-8
-8
-8
-4
-2
-3
-1
1
-2
1150
1100
1300
1150
1050
1300
1200
1150
1200
750
400
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350
1250
1600
1450
1850
1900
1600
Cloud base (m)
800
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550
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700
650
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Sunrise
3:03
3:00
2:57
2:54
2:50
2:47
Sunset
11:06
11:09
11:13
11:16
11:20
11:23

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 330 degs)
(9 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 269).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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