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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
km/h
30
S
65
SSW
80
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
65
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
40
W
35
NW
15
NNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
30
W
15
W
15
E
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1
7
0.1
0.2
max °C
6
5
3
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-6
-6
-6
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
min °C
5
4
0
0
0
-3
-3
-1
-8
-7
-7
-7
-4
-2
-3
-2
-1
-4
0
-4
-9
-9
-9
-13
-13
-10
-20
-16
-12
-13
-11
-9
-11
-9
-1
-10
2250
1900
1450
1000
1050
750
700
900
650
150
250
0
350
750
600
800
1050
700
Cloud base (m)
650
800
6150
5500
750
800
550
600
700
600
5250
4300
700
550
2050
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
Sunset
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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.
46 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
46 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 183).
37
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
46 minutes 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
-
24
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 250 degs)
(24 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
46 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
46 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
46 minutes 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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