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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
SSW
15
S
25
S
45
S
65
SW
70
SSW
45
SSW
70
SSW
75
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
W
1
5
1
0.1
max °C
-1
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
0
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-1
-1
0
0
3
2
2
1
-2
-2
-3
-5
-4
-6
-9
-10
-11
-11
-4
-5
-6
-8
-5
-6
-5
-8
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-14
-19
-18
-18
-16
1300
1350
1650
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2400
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2100
1350
1150
1150
850
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950
450
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200
0
Cloud base (m)
650
700
700
650
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6100
1600
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600
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1113332-1-2-3-5-4-6-8-10-11-1023346565211-1-1-1-4-6-7-7676913111212999687422-1
Sunrise
4:50
4:47
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:31
Sunset
9:20
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 254).
9
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Haze -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour 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
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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