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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
10
2
4
4
0.1
max °C
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
0
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
2
2
2
min °C
0
2
0
0
3
1
1
1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
1
2
1
-7
-4
-7
-7
-3
-4
-1
-3
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-5
-4
-2
-1
-3
1000
1250
1150
1050
1300
1250
1200
1250
850
550
500
400
500
800
1050
1350
1550
1550
Cloud base (m)
600
700
850
650
900
900
1750
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-3-4-2-2-2-2-3-5-5-6-5-3-2-10-113213222-1-3-3-3-3-11222911910119984333344556
Sunrise
3:03
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 Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri morning). 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.
2 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.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(22 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: scattered
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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