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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
80
SW
70
SW
70
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
65
WNW
25
NW
20
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
70
W
25
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNW
45
N
45
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1
1
2
5
max °C
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-7
-10
-10
-9
-7
-6
-6
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-9
-11
-11
-12
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-16
-16
-17
-21
-24
-18
-15
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-23
-24
-24
-26
1100
1100
800
750
750
450
150
300
0
400
700
600
450
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7900
6100
1450
800
750
600
1650
600
5650
700
600
800
600
550
550
600
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Sunrise
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:20
Sunset
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:47

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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 -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
44 minutes ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 202 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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