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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
km/h
15
ESE
30
SE
5
SSW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
15
SSE
20
NW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
7
4
 mm
0.1
max °C
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
-2
-1
-2
-1
-3
-4
min °C
0
3
1
0
0
-2
-2
1
0
1
1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-3
-5
 chill °C
-4
-2
-4
-6
-7
-10
-10
-6
-7
-6
-6
-10
-10
-10
-12
-6
-9
-13
Freezing level m
1350
2200
1800
1650
1550
1450
1200
1650
1850
1650
1750
1400
1300
1350
1150
1150
1050
900
Cloud base (m)
500
500
700
550
500
700
650
1450
1600
850
5950
1700
800
1700
600
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13210-1-12112-1-2-1-3-2-3-536543235556333220-29121212101011141213141011119876
Sunrise
2:14
2:15
2:17
2:19
2:23
2:25
Sunset
12:06
12:04
12:03
11:58
11:55
11:53

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

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
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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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