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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
40
S
65
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
75
SSW
45
SW
45
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
45
SW
25
WNW
15
NNW
40
NNW
25
N
1
1
0.1
max °C
-1
0
0
2
3
4
2
2
-1
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-7
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-1
-1
0
0
3
2
1
1
-4
-4
-3
-5
-4
-6
-9
-9
-11
-13
-4
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-8
-14
-13
-11
-15
-14
-14
-17
-16
-23
-22
1250
1300
1600
1500
2300
2700
1900
2000
1250
950
1150
900
1000
1000
350
450
300
0
Cloud base (m)
650
750
650
650
7650
1500
700
750
8050
5350
5850
850
600
750
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1013322-3-4-3-5-4-5-8-9-11-1213336655111-10-1-4-5-7-10676911101212789787332-2
Sunrise
4:50
4:47
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
Sunset
9:20
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
2 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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 332).
20
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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