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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
70
SW
60
SW
60
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
80
WSW
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
0
3
4
2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-6
-8
min °C
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
0
1
2
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-4
-8
-9
-9
-12
-10
-9
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-5
-7
-10
-10
-11
-16
-14
-20
-22
0
700
1000
1100
1150
1200
1450
1400
1900
2250
1900
1800
1700
1400
1300
950
950
800
300
Cloud base (m)
600
600
900
700
5600
650
700
750
1650
1750
600
700
800
7700
6100
4700
700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:54
4:50
4:47
4:43
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:16
9:20
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue 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.
43 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
43 minutes ago
3° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
46
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
43 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
43 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
176 km NW
16m alt.
43 minutes ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
43 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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