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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
75
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WNW
20
NNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
60
WSW
35
W
10
N
25
ENE
25
NE
25
N
35
N
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1
1
11
2
2
9
max °C
4
1
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-6
-6
-7
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-8
-6
-7
min °C
1
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-6
-7
-7
-8
-5
-3
-3
-2
-2
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-12
-10
-11
-16
-18
-12
-8
-12
-12
-12
-9
-5
-18
-18
-15
-17
1400
1050
1100
750
800
800
550
150
250
0
300
750
600
750
800
150
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
750
800
1550
1400
650
600
1600
600
5400
4600
750
500
600
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-3-5-6-6-8-11-11-10-8-7-6-6-6-10-12-11-11311-2-2-2-4-7-7-8-4-3-3-2-2-7-9-7-8889677422-1465661-11-1
Sunrise
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:20
Sunset
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:47

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
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
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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