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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NNE
15
N
30
NNW
20
NW
5
S
45
SE
70
SE
15
ENE
5
NNW
35
N
50
NNW
20
NW
5
E
55
ESE
45
W
60
W
10
NW
1
2
1
5
6
7
3
max °C
-12
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-9
-8
-7
-6
-8
-13
-12
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-12
-15
-15
-16
-17
-14
-10
-9
-8
-7
-13
-14
-13
-12
-7
-7
-8
-22
-26
-26
-23
-17
-27
-23
-16
-12
-16
-25
-23
-16
-25
-17
-18
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
600
600
1850
500
450
450
450
550
550
550
1750
450
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-18-18-17-16-12-11-11-11-14-17-15-11-10-10-10-12-15-15-16-16-14-10-9-8-7-11-14-13-10-7-7-8-5-9-8-9-15-8-2-4-31-4-7-7-6-11-6
Sunrise
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
Sunset
7:35
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
-3° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 336).
59
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
1 hour ago
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
1.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: overcast
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
206 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
0

* 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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