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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
km/h
90
SSW
100
SSW
80
SW
70
SW
75
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
10
N
10
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
20
W
30
NE
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1
1
15
max °C
2
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-9
-9
-10
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-7
min °C
1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-6
-8
-10
-10
-11
-9
-6
-7
-6
-5
-12
-9
-12
-12
-14
-17
-14
-17
-20
-22
-16
-17
-18
-16
-18
-14
-9
-24
2000
1400
1100
1100
800
800
800
450
200
400
0
350
750
600
800
950
100
Cloud base (m)
650
750
6100
1450
800
700
600
1400
600
5650
4900
1750
500
700
500
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Sunrise
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
Sunset
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat 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
clear
No report.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
38 minutes ago
7° C
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 183).
76
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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