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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, stormy winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SE
70
SE
90
SE
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
40
WSW
10
SSE
0
E
10
N
25
N
30
N
15
WNW
25
ESE
50
ESE
100
ESE
85
SE
85
SSE
45
S
1
3
3
2
2
2
8
3
2
1
max °C
-7
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
1
0
0
0
min °C
-8
-6
-5
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-2
-1
0
-3
-16
-19
-18
-16
-11
-13
-17
-13
-7
-12
-16
-16
-12
-15
-15
-13
-11
-10
-11
0
200
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
400
850
900
1000
800
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
700
4100
4350
550
500
500
500
550
550
500
450
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:01
Sunset
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17

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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 -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, stormy winds from the ESE 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 010 degs)
(6 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 124).
69
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 170 degs)
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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