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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
km/h
45
WSW
40
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
5
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
30
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
 mm
max °C
-2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
-1
min °C
-3
0
-1
0
1
-1
1
1
1
0
1
-2
-2
1
1
1
0
-2
 chill °C
-12
-7
-5
-4
-4
-8
-3
-5
0
-7
-6
-11
-10
-5
-4
-3
-4
-6
Freezing level m
1150
1500
1550
1500
1700
1450
1650
1750
1750
1500
1650
1350
1200
1750
1650
1600
1650
1250
Cloud base (m)
600
800
1550
750
650
1500
500
550
500
550
600
550
700
1750
750
1500
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-111012201-1-11211-22434434554523555421012111112109121111121011131212119
Sunrise
2:10
2:12
2:14
2:15
2:17
2:19
Sunset
12:08
12:07
12:06
12:04
12:03
11:58

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

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.
2 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
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 270 degs)
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
SHIP7419
152 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1049
152 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1581
152 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C

* 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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