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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Sun morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
35
NNW
35
N
5
ENE
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4
4
2
2
1
2
4
1
2
max °C
-11
-11
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-8
-6
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-14
-13
-11
-11
-9
-9
-13
-12
-9
-10
-21
-23
-23
-22
-24
-24
-21
-23
-22
-20
-19
-16
-15
-24
-23
-17
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
450
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
750
800
1650
600
600
600
600
600
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Sunrise
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the N by Sun morning).

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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light snow
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 266).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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