Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNE
20
NE
0
N
20
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
 cm 
4
2.0
4
3
3
 mm 
max°C
-11
-9
-9
-12
-14
-12
-10
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
min°C
-12
-10
-10
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
chill°C 
-23
-19
-20
-22
-21
-21
-22
-19
-8
-13
-9
-10
-6
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
Freezing level (m
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
0
0
450
0
0
650
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
600
600
600
600
600
600
6300
600
5150
1800
1500
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-10-13-14-13-11-10-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-6-7-10-11-9-9-8-5-7-4-3-6-4-3-4-3-2-3-411-5-3-2-4-2-1-803-7-23-3241
Sunrise
5:26
5:24
5:20
5:16
5:13
5:09
Sunset
8:46
8:51
8:53
8:57
9:00
9:04

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
snow showers
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
70
Gales from the NW
(70 kph at 324).
83
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4408
119 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5444
119 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6409
119 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4680
119 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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