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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
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3
1
2
6
1
2
1
2
max °C
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
min °C
-11
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
-10
-8
-10
-9
-7
-10
-8
-6
-9
-18
-17
-17
-16
-14
-18
-17
-16
-19
-18
-16
-18
-17
-15
-17
-14
-10
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
550
850
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
700
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:20
4:18
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
Sunset
9:47
9:51
9:54
9:58
10:01
10:05

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 333).
48
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Low: broken
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.
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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