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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
WNW
5
N
25
E
40
ENE
45
NE
25
N
15
N
15
NE
40
NE
20
NE
10
N
35
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
40
WSW
80
SW
85
SW
105
SW
3
5
6
1
10
3
1
2
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-6
-7
-6
-1
4
5
3
min °C
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-8
-9
-6
-6
2
4
-4
-17
-8
-14
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-16
-13
-9
-17
-17
-13
-14
-7
-5
-15
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
100
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
1300
2800
1150
Cloud base (m)
550
500
450
400
400
450
450
450
400
450
450
500
550
550
2150
2050
600
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
Sunset
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 350 degs)
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
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
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).

* 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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