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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
km/h
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
15
S
30
SW
30
W
50
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
E
15
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
0.1
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.6
3
max °C
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
4
5
3
min °C
3
4
-1
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
2
1
3
3
1
0
1
-10
-8
-5
-6
-5
-6
-8
-7
-4
-7
-6
-5
-4
1
1
-3
1550
1600
1250
1050
1300
1150
1150
1350
1050
1050
1400
1250
1100
1300
1250
1600
1800
1450
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
550
1400
850
1400
1500
650
600
950
800
650
750
850
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-2-4-2-3-3-2-3-3-1-3-3-2-10104411212211412324429128910810109101281011811127
Sunrise
3:14
3:10
3:06
3:03
3:00
2:57
Sunset
10:55
10:59
11:02
11:06
11:09
11:13

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
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
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 282 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 040 degs)
(7 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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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