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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
75
SSW
45
SSW
85
SW
90
SW
80
SW
80
SW
80
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
65
W
30
NW
25
NNW
40
W
55
W
65
WSW
55
W
20
WSW
10
SSE
5
S
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1
5
7
0.1
max °C
4
4
2
1
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-7
-10
-11
-8
-7
-4
-2
-3
-3
-5
min °C
3
3
1
-3
-3
-3
-7
-6
-5
-10
-10
-12
-12
-7
-5
-4
-3
-4
-7
-4
-4
-8
-14
-14
-14
-19
-17
-15
-21
-20
-20
-18
-18
-16
-15
-9
-4
-11
3250
2350
2000
1500
1000
1100
800
700
1000
300
250
0
0
400
850
900
1000
950
500
Cloud base (m)
2300
650
750
5550
750
1350
550
700
600
650
2300
550
1800
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
Sunset
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44

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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 -7°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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
11° C
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 87).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(19 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
150 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
175 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 267 degs) was rejected.
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 189).
59
230 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 152).
39
SHIP2051
239 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4448
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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