Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
km/h
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
21
19
21
10
0.1
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-7
-7
-5
-2
-1
1
0
0
-1
0
0
1
2
2
2
min °C
-2
-3
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
-1
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
1
-5
-8
-13
-14
-14
-13
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
1
1100
1050
600
250
250
150
400
1100
1700
1500
1450
1300
1300
1550
1700
1750
1800
1950
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-5-7-7-6-3-1100-1-10122210-3-5-5-4-212221223444664221344565666898
Sunrise
2:57
2:54
2:50
2:47
2:44
2:41
Sunset
11:13
11:16
11:20
11:23
11:27
11:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun 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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
95 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).

* 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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