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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
50
W
10
NW
20
E
20
ENE
40
NE
25
N
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
20
NNW
2
1
3
1
5
3
16
3
4
8
4
1
5
max °C
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-9
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-19
-19
-6
-13
-16
-15
-13
-15
-18
-19
-15
-11
-15
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
200
100
0
100
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
400
350
400
450
450
550
500
500
450
450
400
450
450
450
400
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-11-10-10-11-10-8-10-10-9-9-10-10-11-10-9-10-10-9-8-7-7-9-8-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-8-7-6-7-3-3-2-1-1-5-2-2-4-11101-2-11-2
Sunrise
7:37
7:33
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
Sunset
6:57
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 345).
9
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
1.0 km
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
moderate snow
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
1.0 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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