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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
 km/h
20
S
35
SE
20
S
65
WSW
30
SSW
15
NNE
25
NNW
40
NNW
55
NW
50
NW
40
NNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
10
ESE
15
ESE
55
ENE
2
7
8
8
8
4
2
11
max °C
-6
-4
-2
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-4
min °C
-7
-4
-3
-6
-4
-7
-6
-6
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-11
-8
-8
-14
-12
-9
-18
-12
-16
-14
-15
-21
-20
-19
-21
-22
-21
-15
-16
-14
-19
0
250
700
100
300
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
Cloud base (m)
2650
450
450
500
1150
400
400
400
400
400
450
450
500
550
600
1900
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-8-7-9-8-9-11-11-12-13-13-12-13-12-11-9-7-4-3-6-4-6-6-6-9-9-10-11-11-10-12-10-8-6-32221-211-3-2-3-7-5-4-10-8-30
Sunrise
7:48
7:43
7:39
7:37
7:33
7:28
Sunset
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:04

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the ENE by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 266 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 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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