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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
km/h
30
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
11
16
9
6
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.6
0.7
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.1
max °C
1
1
1
-1
-5
-5
-2
0
2
4
5
5
5
3
3
4
5
5
5
min °C
0
1
1
-5
-5
-5
-5
-1
1
2
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
-7
-1
-2
-11
-11
-12
-11
-5
-2
-1
2
4
2
2
1
3
2
3
0
1050
1150
1200
650
250
200
200
750
1450
2000
2050
2150
2150
1750
1650
1800
1800
1900
1750
Cloud base (m)
700
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
650
550
650
550
550
550
550
550
600
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-2-5-8-7-5-212333112222111-3-5-5-4-12355433455488742213557767779118
Sunrise
2:57
2:54
2:50
2:47
2:44
2:41
Sunset
11:13
11:16
11:20
11:23
11:27
11:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.

* 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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