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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
40
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
5
E
30
E
60
ESE
105
SE
60
SSE
90
SSE
50
S
25
SSE
50
SE
40
SSE
35
SSW
50
SSW
15
S
1
7
1
1
3
1
max °C
-11
-10
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-10
-7
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
min °C
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-9
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-7
-18
-14
-15
-24
-23
-20
-16
-22
-21
-21
-14
-16
-13
-11
-13
-14
-12
-14
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
750
900
1050
350
800
800
550
950
0
Cloud base (m)
4000
2100
500
500
550
600
550
600
500
550
500
500
650
500
450
700
1450
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:01
5:56
5:52
Sunset
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17
8:22
8:24

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light snow
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 37).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 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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