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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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PM
night
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night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
W
40
W
50
W
10
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
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2
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3
3
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3
1
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-11
-9
-7
-9
-12
-13
-12
-10
-11
-13
-14
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-16
-15
-17
-14
-11
-9
0
350
400
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
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Sunrise
4:28
4:24
4:20
4:18
4:13
4:09
Sunset
9:40
9:44
9:47
9:51
9:54
9:58

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 277).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the WSW
(10 kph at 257).
29

* 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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