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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
0
WNW
5
N
0
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
NE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
9
14
23
10
0.1
0.1
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-7
-7
-5
-3
-1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
min °C
-2
-3
-7
-7
-8
-7
-4
-2
0
2
2
1
1
0
-1
1
2
0
-5
-8
-13
-14
-15
-14
-9
-7
-4
-1
2
-2
1
0
-3
1
2
-4
1100
1050
550
250
250
150
350
1000
1700
1850
1950
1900
1750
1650
1400
1800
1800
1750
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
650
550
550
600
600
600
1500
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-6-7-8-6-4-2122210012110-3-5-5-5-212444433344763221244788898777
Sunrise
2:57
2:54
2:50
2:47
2:44
2:41
Sunset
11:13
11:16
11:20
11:23
11:27
11:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Mon night). 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
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
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
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
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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