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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 04 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
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PM
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
km/h
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
S
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
15
ENE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.8
1.8
0.2
0.1
max °C
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
7
6
min °C
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
0
2
3
2
3
6
4
1
0
1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-5
-4
-3
2
3
5
2
1150
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1450
1200
1200
1400
1250
1150
1400
1400
1250
1400
1150
1200
1400
1400
1300
1800
1800
Cloud base (m)
450
450
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500
2200
1750
600
650
1400
500
500
500
4300
650
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800
1450
1500
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-10-2-2-1-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1032123233223323133347578108101181011109108101110111413
Sunrise
2:32
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: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Tue 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
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.
2 hours ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
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.
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 W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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