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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 19 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
km/h
20
ENE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
N
15
N
5
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
1
1
1
 mm
0.1
0.1
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
0
1
2
2
-1
0
1
2
3
3
min °C
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
0
-1
-1
1
0
-1
0
0
1
3
1
 chill °C
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-6
-4
-3
-3
1
-3
-6
-5
-3
-3
-2
-5
Freezing level m
950
1100
900
800
850
900
1250
1550
1550
1400
1700
1650
1400
1450
1500
1800
2050
1850
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
750
850
750
1500
1800
550
550
800
1750
1750
8700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-4-4-4-10-1021-10123201-1-1-1-124446433467666655671210121312101110141512
Sunrise
2:05
2:05
2:05
2:05
2:06
2:08
Sunset
12:09
12:10
12:10
12:10
12:10
12:10

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
230 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 61).
23
hy2b348E65N
242 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 105).
- km
hy2b349E65N
249 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 98).
- km
251 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 260 to 350 degs)
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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