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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
50
ESE
15
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
5
SW
65
W
55
W
25
SSW
15
S
30
S
50
SSW
55
WSW
75
WSW
1
2
1
max °C
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
-4
-5
-1
1
1
4
4
5
min °C
-1
0
-1
0
1
-1
0
0
0
-2
-5
-6
-4
0
0
2
4
4
-10
-5
-5
-3
1
-4
0
-4
-4
-10
-16
-17
-11
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
800
1050
1100
1100
1300
0
1000
1150
950
950
450
0
350
1050
1050
1400
2000
3250
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
500
550
500
550
800
900
550
700
750
650
600
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Sunrise
5:31
5:26
5:24
5:20
5:16
5:13
Sunset
8:44
8:46
8:51
8:53
8:57
9:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the W 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 334).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
6.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours 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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