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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
50
WNW
15
N
25
W
35
W
45
WSW
55
W
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
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3
2
2
3
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max °C
-6
-7
-7
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-7
-7
-9
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-11
-16
-13
-18
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-18
-19
-16
-15
-16
100
0
0
0
450
450
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
550
550
700
1450
550
650
750
600
600
600
600
600
650
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Sunrise
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:20
4:18
4:13
Sunset
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:47
9:51
9:54

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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 -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed 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
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 330 degs)
(15 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 341 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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