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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, extremely windy from the SE by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
SSE
80
SE
95
SE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
45
WSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
30
NNE
30
N
15
NW
35
ESE
55
ESE
105
SE
95
SSE
95
SSE
55
S
2
3
3
3
2
2
12
4
3
1
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-2
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-4
-4
-3
-5
-17
-23
-24
-15
-15
-15
-22
-17
-11
-18
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
0
200
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
400
850
900
1000
800
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
700
4100
4350
550
500
500
500
550
550
500
450
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:01
Sunset
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, extremely windy from the SE by Mon 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
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.
6
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 260 degs)
(6 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 319).
15
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.

* 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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