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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
35
SE
75
ESE
90
SE
75
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSW
60
SSE
35
S
25
S
40
SW
45
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SSE
50
ENE
40
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
1
4
2
7
1
max °C
-8
-5
-1
-1
0
-1
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-9
-6
-4
-1
0
-3
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-7
-7
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
-19
-18
-17
-11
-8
-11
-10
-8
-10
-14
-13
-16
-16
-12
-15
-14
-11
-10
0
150
850
850
1000
0
900
1000
0
500
450
0
0
250
0
250
400
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
500
500
700
600
550
1350
700
550
600
3500
5300
1800
450
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:05
6:01
5:56
5:52
5:50
5:46
Sunset
8:15
8:17
8:22
8:24
8:28
8:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the ENE 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
45 minutes ago
2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 53).
41
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 090 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
0.0 km
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
0.0 km
hy2b345E64N
191 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 95).
- km
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 67).
32

* 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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