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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
W
50
W
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
0
N
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1
1
2
2
4
1
max °C
-4
-4
-7
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-8
min °C
-4
-7
-7
-6
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
-10
-8
-9
-13
-13
-11
-10
-14
-16
-16
-17
-18
-16
-17
-15
-13
-11
-14
-11
-9
350
300
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5700
550
550
550
700
600
700
600
600
600
600
600
650
600
600
650
600
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Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). 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.
3 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.
17
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 030 degs)
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (85 kph from 304 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours 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
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
37 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).

* 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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