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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 05 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
km/h
5
S
15
SW
15
S
30
ESE
30
SSE
15
SE
15
NE
15
E
15
SSE
30
S
25
SE
10
E
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
15
ENE
10
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
3
1
2
0.3
0.3
0.3
4
6
0.1
0.1
5
2
0.2
max °C
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
min °C
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
0
-4
-2
-4
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-1
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
1400
1200
1200
1450
1300
1150
1350
1300
1200
1450
1200
1300
1200
1450
1800
1250
1400
Cloud base (m)
450
500
1600
1800
500
650
750
500
500
1300
750
750
800
500
500
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-1-100-1022331233232323233981010810109101191188799
Sunrise
2:30
2:27
2:24
2:21
2:19
Sunset
11:39
11:43
11:45
11:49
11:52
11:54

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours 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 E
(20 kph at 90).

* 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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