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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
90
SE
80
S
65
S
55
SSW
65
SSE
40
S
45
SSW
20
S
35
SW
65
WSW
40
W
0
SSW
45
ENE
35
NE
40
N
55
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
5
ESE
9
1
6
4
14
7
2
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-11
-12
-11
-13
-20
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-12
-15
-22
-21
-10
-19
-17
-17
-20
-21
-19
-19
800
900
950
0
750
1000
150
500
750
200
0
200
0
300
350
100
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
600
500
500
600
450
1700
550
500
1350
450
450
500
550
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-5-4-5-6-5-6-9-10-10-9-8-7-10-12-11-12-3-10-2-1-1-3-2-3-6-7-6-6-5-5-7-9-9-105772660451-11-122-1-3-1-6
Sunrise
6:01
5:56
5:52
5:50
5:46
5:41
Sunset
8:17
8:22
8:24
8:28
8:30
8:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
47 minutes ago
6° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 136).
69
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
205 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 126).
27
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 141).
91
230 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
Dry
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 123).
64
SHIP8257
239 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4826
239 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2997
239 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6346
239 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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