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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
25
SSW
40
S
70
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
80
SSW
85
SW
80
SW
65
SW
55
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
25
NNW
25
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
1
2
6
0.1
0.5
max °C
1
1
3
4
3
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-9
-10
-8
-6
-5
-3
min °C
0
0
3
2
2
2
-1
-1
-1
-5
-4
-5
-9
-10
-11
-11
-7
-5
-3
-6
-7
-5
-6
-5
-7
-11
-11
-10
-14
-12
-12
-9
-18
-20
-16
-16
-15
-13
1650
1450
2300
3000
2100
2100
1350
1250
1400
1050
950
950
400
300
200
0
500
850
1000
Cloud base (m)
700
600
3050
1600
850
5850
4700
800
750
800
550
600
750
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1133330-1-1-4-4-5-8-10-11-10-7-5-3336566323-10-1-4-6-7-6-3-1068121012139910788422-1577
Sunrise
4:47
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
Sunset
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 16).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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