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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
km/h
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
2
3
8
4
1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
max °C
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
min °C
-2
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
2
4
2
3
4
3
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-4
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
1
-1
3
2
3
1000
800
1050
1000
950
950
950
800
850
1200
1000
1050
1250
1300
1650
1550
1450
1500
1600
Cloud base (m)
1850
550
550
550
550
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500
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1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:08
2:06
2:05
2:05
2:05
2:05
Sunset
12:07
12:08
12:09
12:10
12:10
12:10

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri 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
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
0.0 km
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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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