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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
W
35
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
20
ESE
30
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
1.2
0.3
max °C
3
2
2
2
1
-2
-2
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
min °C
2
2
1
1
-1
-3
-3
0
0
0
1
-1
0
1
0
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-3
-10
-12
-11
-7
-5
-4
-4
-8
-6
-3
-4
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
2000
1950
1900
1700
1700
1200
1150
1450
1550
1500
1750
1350
1550
1900
1750
1650
1600
1550
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
1600
800
750
650
750
5350
2200
850
800
500
500
600
500
500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
32220-3-30011-112110-1655641244453344333121212141291012111213109101091010
Sunrise
2:08
2:09
2:10
2:12
2:14
2:15
Sunset
12:10
12:09
12:08
12:07
12:06
12:04

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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.
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
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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: scattered
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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