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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
5
E
5
E
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
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2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
6
2
1
max °C
-7
-8
-9
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-7
-11
-10
-7
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-7
-7
-4
-3
-4
-7
-18
-18
-16
-17
-16
-14
-16
-17
-17
-19
-18
-16
-17
-13
-9
-8
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
600
450
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
750
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
650
600
550
550
600
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Sunrise
4:20
4:18
4:13
4:09
4:07
Sunset
9:44
9:47
9:51
9:54
9:58
10:01

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Fri 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
7° C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
42 minutes ago
1° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 83).
15
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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