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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
S
30
SSE
50
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
65
SSW
65
SW
65
SW
55
SW
40
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
NW
5
NE
25
N
15
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
1
5
0.1
2
0.4
max °C
3
4
6
6
6
6
4
2
3
1
0
-1
-2
-5
-6
-5
-2
-1
0
min °C
2
2
5
4
5
5
1
2
2
-2
0
-1
-5
-7
-7
-7
-4
-1
0
-2
-4
-1
-2
0
-2
-8
-6
-5
-9
-6
-7
-8
-15
-14
-11
-12
-9
-8
1650
1450
2300
3000
2100
2100
1350
1250
1400
1050
950
950
400
300
200
0
500
850
1000
Cloud base (m)
700
600
3050
1600
850
5850
4700
800
750
800
550
600
750
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1133330-1-1-4-4-5-8-10-11-10-7-5-3336566323-10-1-4-6-7-6-3-1068121012139910788422-1577
Sunrise
4:47
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
Sunset
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 349).
6
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.
1 hour ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours 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.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
41 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 283).
14

* 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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