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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Tue night).

Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
80
SSW
95
SW
75
WSW
90
SW
100
WSW
90
WSW
55
SW
45
ENE
55
N
65
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
ESE
40
SE
5
E
15
NW
85
NW
1
1
11
14
6
1
3
5
15
max °C
2
-5
-9
-10
-11
-9
-6
-4
-8
-9
-11
-8
-8
-2
-3
-4
-6
min °C
0
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-7
-7
-9
-10
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-5
-11
-10
-21
-24
-25
-28
-26
-18
-17
-22
-23
-20
-18
-16
-17
-8
-14
-27
1250
150
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
250
400
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
650
500
600
650
600
450
500
550
650
1700
450
500
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-10-14-15-16-14-10-8-12-13-14-12-11-6-7-8-111-7-10-11-12-10-7-6-9-10-12-9-8-4-4-5-971-2-4-5-3-10-2-3-8-5-2023-2
Sunrise
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
Sunset
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31
7:35

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, extremely windy from the NNW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
43
Strong winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(43 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
59 minutes ago
5° C
-
74
Gales from the WSW
(74 kph at 250).
96
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 267).
23

* 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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