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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
ENE
25
E
40
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
0
SW
10
W
15
W
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
1
7
3
4
10
5
3
1
max °C
1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
0
min °C
1
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
1
-1
-5
-13
-13
-11
-13
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-9
-3
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
1650
1050
850
1000
950
900
900
900
900
950
950
900
1150
1250
1400
1600
1550
Cloud base (m)
2050
1850
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
550
500
550
550
600
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-3-4-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-11-151-10-1-1-1-1-10-10123431387766655666778119
Sunrise
2:08
2:06
2:05
2:05
2:05
Sunset
12:05
12:07
12:08
12:09
12:10
12:10

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
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.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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