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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
40
W
50
WSW
65
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
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2
1
1
2
3
4
5
2
1
max °C
-6
-7
-7
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-13
-12
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-11
-12
min °C
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-11
-13
-12
-12
-14
-13
-11
-13
-16
-18
-17
-16
-16
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-20
-23
-22
-20
-23
-21
-18
-17
0
350
400
100
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5500
550
550
550
800
600
750
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
650
600
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Sunrise
4:28
4:24
4:20
4:18
4:13
4:09
Sunset
9:40
9:44
9:47
9:51
9:54
9:58

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu 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
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
59 minutes ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 253).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
0.0 km
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
0
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 146).
6
230 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 28).
8
251 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
259 km SW
1m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 200).
3
259 km SW
1m alt.
41 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 302).
0
Reykjavik Airport
266 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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