Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 02 May 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 Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
60
W
10
NW
5
NNE
10
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
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2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
max °C
-7
-11
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-7
min °C
-10
-11
-10
-14
-13
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-13
-12
-14
-13
-11
-10
-17
-16
-10
-24
-23
-20
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-23
-22
-20
-22
-20
-17
-15
250
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
650
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
650
600
600
750
900
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Sunrise
4:24
4:20
4:18
4:13
4:09
4:07
Sunset
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
48
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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