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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SE by Mon night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
20
W
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
40
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
5
S
20
ESE
50
ESE
95
SE
55
SE
85
SSE
50
S
40
S
55
SE
45
SE
5
5
1
10
3
2
1
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-17
-21
-18
-15
-16
-22
-22
-19
-12
-18
-22
-22
-16
-16
-14
-13
-14
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
800
900
1000
800
900
800
Cloud base (m)
4550
1450
5000
2500
550
500
550
550
600
600
500
500
450
500
600
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:16
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:01
5:56
Sunset
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17
8:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, extremely windy from the SE by Mon 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 348).
17
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
8
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 85).
35
230 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 85).
16
251 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Tungubakkar
255 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
259 km SW
1m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.

* 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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