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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
km/h
45
WSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
50
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
7
8
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-2
0
0
-4
-5
-7
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
0
-3
-4
-6
-8
-11
-9
-7
-4
-12
-11
-9
-12
-11
-12
-13
-10
-6
-3
-7
-11
-13
1200
1100
1100
1400
1200
1100
1350
1150
1150
1250
900
1000
1450
1350
800
650
200
Cloud base (m)
800
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750
700
700
650
850
850
700
800
800
650
1550
1850
600
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:06
3:03
3:00
2:57
2:54
Sunset
10:59
11:02
11:06
11:09
11:13
11:16

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 100 to 260 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
11° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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