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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
0
ESE
20
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
30
ENE
50
ESE
20
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
50
E
40
E
30
ENE
4
12
3
1
6
1
2
5
max °C
-6
-9
-7
-6
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-7
-9
-9
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-2
-1
-4
-2
-3
-3
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
-10
-10
-10
-8
-6
-11
-9
-8
-12
-11
-12
-11
150
0
0
150
350
500
700
600
600
700
0
650
750
0
700
750
550
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
450
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
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Sunrise
5:46
5:41
5:39
5:35
5:31
Sunset
8:28
8:30
8:34
8:37
8:40
8:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 300 degs)
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 339).
39
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB345E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
154 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 104).
- km

* 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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