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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
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2
1
2
4
2
1
3
1
1
1
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-7
-7
-9
min °C
-8
-10
-9
-7
-10
-9
-8
-11
-10
-8
-10
-9
-7
-10
-8
-7
-10
-17
-16
-16
-14
-18
-17
-16
-19
-18
-16
-17
-16
-15
-18
-14
-15
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
850
650
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
650
600
600
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:18
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
Sunset
9:47
9:51
9:54
9:58
10:01
10:05

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 6).
54
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.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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