Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
50
WSW
45
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
W
20
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
11
16
15
2
max °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-7
-7
-7
-5
-3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
min °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-2
1
2
1
1
0
1
-11
-12
-6
-6
-13
-14
-15
-15
-12
-9
-7
-1
-1
-1
1
0
-3
1200
1100
1150
1200
600
250
300
150
400
700
1150
1800
1900
2000
1650
1600
1750
Cloud base (m)
750
700
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
750
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-2-2-5-8-8-8-6-4-12221112111-3-5-5-5-4-21344333108874221344577888
Sunrise
2:57
2:54
2:50
2:47
2:44
Sunset
11:09
11:13
11:16
11:20
11:23
11:27

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat 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.
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(9 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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 W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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