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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
50
SE
80
SE
95
SSE
90
S
60
S
50
SSW
65
SSE
40
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
50
WSW
40
SW
10
SW
15
ENE
55
NE
40
N
40
N
15
NW
1
8
1
1
10
6
4
4
max °C
-10
-7
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-11
-9
-6
-5
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-24
-23
-20
-17
-13
-15
-15
-13
-14
-15
-20
-21
-16
-16
-22
-20
-18
-17
0
150
850
850
1050
0
750
1000
0
450
500
0
0
150
0
200
350
0
Cloud base (m)
550
650
500
500
500
700
600
450
1300
600
600
600
5900
500
450
500
500
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
93
Stormy winds from the ENE
(93 kph at 71).
115
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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