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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
20
NNE
15
SSW
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
35
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
NE
40
SE
35
SE
15
SW
4
15
5
3
2
2
1
4
max °C
-11
-10
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-5
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-19
-22
-22
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-10
-13
-10
-15
-13
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
0
0
100
400
600
0
350
700
0
450
750
0
700
1050
850
1000
1050
900
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
500
500
600
500
500
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-6-5-6-4-2-3-3-3-4-9-7-6-4-3-4-3-2-4-3-1-3-11-101-1-50134134-1352555673
Sunrise
5:46
5:41
5:39
5:35
5:31
5:26
Sunset
8:30
8:34
8:37
8:40
8:44
8:46

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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 -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 43).
65
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
206 km WSW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 54).
27
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 69).
67
ASCATB340E66N
210 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB341E67N
212 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB342E67N
229 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 4).
- km
230 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 9).
31

* 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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