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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
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2
1
5
2
2
1
1
4
2
2
4
2
2
1
3
6
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
min °C
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-11
-12
-22
-19
-23
-23
-22
-25
-24
-22
-24
-24
-22
-23
-20
-20
-23
-22
-20
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
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Sunrise
4:18
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
4:00
Sunset
9:51
9:54
9:58
10:01
10:05
10:08

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 339).
59
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours 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
snow showers
Shower light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
1.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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