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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
SE
15
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
1
1
5
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
1
0
-2
1
2
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
0
0
0
-2
-2
0
1
-12
-11
-8
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-8
-6
-4
-3
950
850
1000
1150
1000
1000
1100
1100
1400
1550
1500
1450
1650
1450
1150
1450
1900
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
600
650
850
800
850
850
600
550
700
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-2-3-3-2-2-11101-1-212-1-10100013544521456577667610131112131091211
Sunrise
2:05
2:05
2:05
2:05
2:06
Sunset
12:08
12:09
12:10
12:10
12:10
12:10

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon night). 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
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 080 degs)
(20 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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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