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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
night
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part cloud
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cloud
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mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
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some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
50
W
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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1
12
7
1
2
max °C
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-1
0
1
1
2
2
1
min °C
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
0
0
0
1
2
-1
-12
-11
-10
-14
-13
-11
-9
-6
-5
-10
-11
-11
-11
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
-5
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Sunrise
3:03
3:00
2:57
2:54
2:50
2:47
Sunset
11:06
11:09
11:13
11:16
11:20
11:23

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 348).
46
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
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 020 to 140 degs)
(7 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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