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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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night
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night
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night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
50
WSW
25
WSW
15
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
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2
2
1
3
1
4
2
0.1
1.1
0.2
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-3
-2
-5
-2
0
3
4
3
-1
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-10
-8
-11
-9
-7
-9
-4
-4
-8
-4
-1
0
4
1
-3
-3
-4
-7
-18
-16
-19
-16
-15
-16
-11
-9
-12
-9
-7
-5
-1
-6
-8
-8
-12
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
650
0
0
750
1200
2050
1550
650
600
550
200
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
600
750
750
900
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
500
550
550
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Sunrise
4:09
4:07
4:03
4:00
3:56
3:51
Sunset
9:58
10:01
10:05
10:08
10:12
10:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 333).
59
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
176 km NW
16m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 65).
27

* 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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