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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
55
WNW
15
NNW
35
W
45
W
50
WSW
65
W
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
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2
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
max °C
-9
-11
-9
-7
-6
-6
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-21
-18
-19
-17
-19
-18
-16
-16
-20
-21
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
-20
-20
100
0
0
0
450
450
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
550
550
700
1450
550
650
750
600
600
600
600
600
650
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Sunrise
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:20
4:18
4:13
Sunset
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:47
9:51
9:54

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the N by Wed 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 321 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
206 km WSW
120m alt.
32 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
8
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 312).
35
230 km SW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
45
259 km SW
1m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 57 degs) was rejected.
259 km SW
1m alt.
22 minutes ago
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
3
Reykjavik Airport
266 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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