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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
25
WSW
20
SSE
50
SSE
45
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
60
S
55
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
40
SSW
15
S
30
WSW
2
3
1
2
1
max °C
-4
-2
1
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-1
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-7
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-7
-3
-3
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-2
-5
-4
-4
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-15
-12
-12
-18
-16
-18
-16
-15
-16
-11
-16
-14
-14
-16
-17
-18
-14
-17
0
500
1050
0
0
0
0
0
0
850
500
350
50
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5700
2350
450
550
1300
1550
3850
750
450
450
450
2800
1550
1800
4250
750
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
8:06
8:02
7:58
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:42
6:45

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW 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
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 196).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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