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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
25
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
W
65
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
0.2
0.1
0.1
9
4
0.8
11
6
max °C
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
4
5
4
3
4
4
6
7
6
min °C
-1
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
2
5
3
3
3
4
5
6
5
-10
-8
-5
-4
-2
-5
-9
-6
-4
-8
-4
1
1
3
0
1
2
4
3
1250
1000
1300
1000
1100
1250
1000
1050
1350
1200
1250
1600
1550
1600
1800
2450
2450
2500
2200
Cloud base (m)
500
550
1400
1500
700
650
700
600
700
750
650
900
800
600
550
550
550
650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-2-3-3-2-3-3-1-3-2101134431121121131354344676891189991011811131099881311
Sunrise
3:10
3:06
3:03
3:00
2:57
2:54
Sunset
10:59
11:02
11:06
11:09
11:13
11:16

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
6° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 305).
15
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 259).
0
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 242).
11
230 km SW
101m alt.
54 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 143).
11
250 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
Reykhólahöfn
259 km W
10m alt.
58 minutes ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 26 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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