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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
10
NW
10
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
25
NNW
35
N
20
NNW
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1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1.6
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-2
-2
-4
-2
0
3
2
1
-2
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-10
-8
-11
-9
-7
-9
-4
-2
-7
-4
-1
1
2
0
-4
-4
-4
-8
-18
-16
-19
-17
-16
-16
-11
-10
-11
-8
-7
-5
-6
-8
-9
-12
-12
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
700
0
0
850
1450
1500
1200
400
600
550
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
600
800
750
750
550
600
600
550
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
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Sunrise
4:09
4:07
4:03
4:00
3:56
3:51
Sunset
9:58
10:01
10:05
10:08
10:12
10:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 325).
54
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 57).
19

* 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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