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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
N
20
N
5
SW
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2
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
-7
-5
-7
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-11
-10
-8
-10
-9
-7
-9
-6
-5
-9
-8
-6
-8
-17
-14
-16
-17
-16
-19
-18
-16
-18
-17
-15
-15
-12
-10
-17
-16
-12
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
350
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
750
750
600
600
600
600
600
600
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Sunrise
4:18
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
4:00
Sunset
9:51
9:54
9:58
10:01
10:05
10:08

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
rain showers
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours 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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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