Askja weather

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

(Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

(Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
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partially cloudy
partially cloudy
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partially cloudy
partially cloudy
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partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
Wind km/h
45 SW45
40 SW40
50 SSW50
60 SSE60
40 S40
50 SSE50
50 SSE50
30 SSW30
45 SSE45
25 SW25
40 SW40
50 WSW50
20 WSW20
25 W25
20 WNW20
15 W15
30 W30
30 W30
40 WNW40
25 NW25
20 N20
10 N10
10 NW10
40 WNW40
40 WSW40
35 W35
40 W40
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
2 5 7 3 3 2 1 1 1 -2 -2 -3 -2 -1 -2 0 3 2 0 1 -1 -3 1 3 2 3 5
Low °C
0 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 -3 -2 -4 -3 -2 -3 -1 2 0 -1 1 -5 -4 -1 0 1 3 3
Chill °C
-5 -1 1 -5 -3 -5 -7 -5 -5 -10 -10 -12 -7 -7 -8 -5 -3 -4 -6 -4 -8 -5 -3 -3 -5 -3 -1
Freezing level m
1600 2200 2550 2700 2700 1900 1700 1700 1650 1100 1250 950 1150 1300 1250 1300 1900 1750 1300 1700 800 950 1350 2050 2000 2500 2650
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mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
2:55 - - 2:51 - - 2:47 - - 2:45 - - 2:42 - - 2:39 - - 2:35 - - 2:32 - - 2:31 - -
Sunset
- 11:15 - - 11:19 - - 11:22 - - 11:25 - - 11:30 - - 11:32 - - 11:36 - - 11:38 - - 11:42 -

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snowFreeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Thu morning)Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dryFreeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dryFreeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Wed night)Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Grimsstadir
73 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
11.0° C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
70 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
Low: scattered
Akureyri
95 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
14.0° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 160).
40 km
Hjardarnes Horna
109 km SE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
n/a° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
113 km ENE
38m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).

* 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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