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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 01 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
ENE
0
ESE
5
NW
0
S
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
NE
25
NNW
25
NW
15
SW
20
S
20
SE
15
S
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
9
2
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.1
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
-1
-3
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
min °C
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
0
-2
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
0
-3
0
2
2
3
-1
-2
0
-5
-9
-10
-6
-5
-6
-5
-8
-7
-10
2050
2050
1950
1950
1850
1700
1850
1750
1200
900
1050
1550
1650
1350
1350
1500
1400
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
750
550
1450
750
1350
450
450
450
500
1250
2900
600
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
33332232-2-3-111-1-10-2566665651-124423321110111211121412867111289119
Sunrise
2:41
2:38
2:34
2:32
2:30
Sunset
11:27
11:30
11:34
11:37
11:39
11:43

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 260 degs)
(6 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
High: scattered
163 km NNE
10m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
176 km NW
16m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
40 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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