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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, severe gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
20
S
55
SW
40
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
W
30
W
30
NNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
15
SE
30
E
5
W
50
NNW
70
N
70
N
2
4
2
1
1
3
6
13
10
15
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-5
-7
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-7
-8
-7
-5
-4
-6
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-12
-11
-10
-11
-9
-9
-8
-5
-5
-9
-11
-13
-11
-12
-11
-12
-16
-15
-18
-24
-23
-20
-19
-15
-18
-8
-15
-16
-22
700
550
550
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
400
0
Cloud base (m)
400
450
1400
500
400
400
400
400
400
450
450
500
550
5450
1500
350
350
350
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:39
7:37
7:33
7:28
7:26
Sunset
6:51
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:04
7:07

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, severe gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

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 SSE
(22 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
47 minutes ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 301).
19
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
47 minutes ago
7° C
moderate rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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