Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
45
WNW
40
W
5
SSE
40
E
70
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNW
30
NW
10
NW
10
SW
40
SE
75
SE
55
SW
55
SW
25
SW
55
SW
3
16
5
2
3
1
max °C
-12
-13
-10
-11
-10
-12
-12
-14
-15
-14
-11
-11
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-12
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-16
-16
-14
-15
-11
-9
-6
-8
-7
-8
-24
-25
-15
-22
-24
-24
-23
-28
-28
-20
-19
-22
-22
-15
-20
-15
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
650
1650
500
450
500
500
550
550
600
500
550
600
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-14-13-14-15-17-18-18-18-14-13-10-8-11-11-11-12-13-11-11-11-12-13-15-16-14-13-11-8-6-7-7-8-6-10-5-5-4-5-6-10-10-9-13-60-30-1-4
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
Sunset
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40
7:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
63
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
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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