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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
85
SW
85
WSW
90
WSW
40
SW
25
NE
40
NNW
20
NW
45
W
10
SE
50
E
75
ENE
55
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
17
3
2
4
23
5
3
3
1
max °C
-9
-11
-8
-6
-6
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-15
-14
-11
min °C
-10
-12
-10
-6
-8
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-24
-27
-24
-15
-16
-21
-19
-22
-17
-23
-26
-24
-23
-25
-27
-20
-22
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
1350
650
550
450
500
550
4750
700
450
500
500
550
600
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-13-10-10-14-14-14-14-13-13-15-16-17-18-18-13-10-12-9-6-7-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-13-14-15-14-13-3-5-2-1-1-4-3-8-7-4-4-5-6-8-8-8-13
Sunrise
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
Sunset
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed 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
-
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 290 degs)
(19 kph at 240).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
39 minutes ago
-1° C
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 288).
72
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 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
Mid: few
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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