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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
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PM
night
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night
cloud
cloud
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light snow
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light snow
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NNE
15
SSW
20
S
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
11
6
2
11
2
4
max °C
2
0
1
-1
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
0
0
-1
0
0
min °C
1
0
0
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-5
-6
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-10
-12
-11
-10
-11
-6
-5
-9
-10
-8
-7
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1450
1650
1150
750
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1050
900
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850
850
950
1300
1450
1250
1400
1500
Cloud base (m)
1900
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1750
1600
550
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850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
201-4-5-3-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-3-1-1-2-1-15450-10-1-10-1-1-1-103234312121386866755556779119
Sunrise
2:09
2:08
2:06
2:05
2:05
2:05
Sunset
12:05
12:07
12:08
12:09
12:10
12:10

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
53 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
53 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
SHIP2871
153 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP3304
153 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6758
153 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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