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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
40
WSW
50
W
20
NNW
20
W
35
W
45
WSW
45
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
15
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
35
N
40
N
30
N
20
NNW
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3
2
4
5
2
2
max °C
-3
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
min °C
-4
-6
-7
-8
-5
-4
-6
-6
-5
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-14
-16
-12
-11
-14
-13
-13
-11
-10
-14
-16
-18
-19
-21
-20
-20
-19
-17
-18
400
100
250
0
200
550
450
250
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
550
1450
600
5400
550
550
850
650
600
750
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
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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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

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
cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
56 minutes ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 301 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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