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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
20
NNW
40
N
30
N
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1
2
1
1
1
2
5
4
0.1
0.2
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-4
-4
-6
-1
0
4
4
1
-1
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-8
-11
-10
-8
-10
-5
-4
-7
-3
0
1
2
0
-4
-4
-4
-6
-16
-19
-18
-16
-17
-12
-11
-11
-8
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-13
-12
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
0
250
900
1300
1950
1100
450
600
550
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
800
750
900
600
600
600
600
550
500
550
500
500
550
600
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Sunrise
4:07
4:03
4:00
3:56
3:51
Sunset
9:58
10:01
10:05
10:08
10:12
10:15

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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 -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 345).
59
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
23 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
0
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 48).
26

* 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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