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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
7
6
6
8
0.1
0.1
0.1
max °C
3
3
1
3
2
1
0
-1
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
1
2
3
4
min °C
2
0
1
2
1
1
0
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
1
3
3
-5
-8
-6
-5
-4
-2
-4
-9
-11
-11
-12
-10
-7
-4
-2
3
3
1300
1100
1050
1250
1150
1100
1050
650
300
350
150
250
550
850
1250
1700
1900
Cloud base (m)
700
800
650
850
850
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
750
750
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-4-2-2-3-3-5-7-7-8-8-5-2-1123213210-3-5-5-6-5-3023411910118863221344686
Sunrise
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°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.
3 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.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 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
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours 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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