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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
10
W
15
WSW
45
WSW
70
SSW
105
SW
85
SW
95
WSW
90
SW
90
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
35
SW
15
ESE
20
ENE
30
NNE
8
1
4
17
0.1
max °C
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-2
2
3
0
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
-1
2
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-8
-10
-8
-8
-7
-15
-15
-14
-12
-10
-13
-11
-8
-21
-22
-23
-25
-22
-20
-20
-14
-15
-16
250
0
0
0
0
0
900
2900
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
700
550
550
1500
650
550
700
600
500
550
550
1750
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-8-7-6-21-6-12-12-14-14-12-12-11-11-9-6-8-8-7-5-413-4-8-9-10-10-8-10-8-8-71-1-6-4-2-1793-1-2-3-3-1-6-3-10
Sunrise
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
Sunset
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 89).
15
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
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
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
ASCATC345E64N
169 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC344E64N
169 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 41).
- km
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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