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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
3
3
min °C
-5
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
0
2
2
-12
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-1
-2
750
900
250
600
1050
1000
1050
1400
1250
1100
1250
1150
950
1100
1000
1400
2000
2100
Cloud base (m)
500
600
600
1600
600
650
650
550
600
750
9000
9200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-5-5-3-3-3-1-2-3-2-3-4-3-2133-2-1-3-21014213101147577258681089108797111410
Sunrise
3:38
3:34
3:31
3:28
3:24
3:20
Sunset
10:30
10:34
10:37
10:40
10:45
10:47

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed morning). 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 154 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
40 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 109).
23
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 66).
17

* 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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