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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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night
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night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
km/h
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
25
W
45
W
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
1
0.5
max °C
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
6
6
5
3
2
0
min °C
-1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
6
3
3
1
-1
-4
-2
-6
-4
-3
-3
1
2
2
-1
1
1
4
4
1
-2
-7
-8
900
1150
1150
1100
1200
1250
1200
1400
1350
1400
1400
1600
1650
1850
1600
1400
1300
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Cloud base (m)
550
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1450
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550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-11221-1-2-4-12111122233456432-18108777788910101214111086
Sunrise
3:28
3:24
3:20
3:16
3:14
3:10
Sunset
10:40
10:45
10:47
10:52
10:55
10:59

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

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.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km

* 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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