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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
50
SE
85
SE
100
SE
85
SSE
60
S
55
SSW
65
SSE
45
S
40
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
20
SSE
55
E
50
NNE
20
NNW
10
N
1
5
2
8
1
max °C
-10
-7
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-11
-9
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-23
-23
-20
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-15
-18
-19
-20
-20
-16
-20
-19
-15
-14
0
150
850
850
1000
0
900
1000
0
500
450
0
0
250
0
250
400
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
500
500
700
600
550
1350
700
550
600
3500
5300
1800
450
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:05
6:01
5:56
5:52
5:50
5:46
Sunset
8:15
8:17
8:22
8:24
8:28
8:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat 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.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
37
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
4 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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