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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
5
NNW
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3
1
2
6
3
2
1
2
2
1
max °C
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-15
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-25
-22
-22
-22
-20
-23
-23
-22
-24
-24
-22
-24
-23
-21
-21
-20
-16
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
550
850
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
700
650
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Sunrise
4:20
4:18
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
Sunset
9:47
9:51
9:54
9:58
10:01
10:05

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 329).
74
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.
1 hour ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 010 degs)
(33 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
31
249 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
251 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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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