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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
85
WSW
35
SW
25
NE
30
N
15
WNW
55
W
5
SE
35
E
75
ENE
90
NE
40
NNE
40
NNW
40
NNW
15
NNW
5
SW
45
SE
85
SE
50
WSW
21
13
2
1
1
16
4
3
4
1
2
max °C
-8
-5
-6
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-14
-10
-10
-6
-5
min °C
-10
-6
-7
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-11
-8
-8
-24
-15
-15
-20
-18
-23
-18
-23
-26
-26
-24
-24
-26
-21
-19
-23
-22
-21
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
500
500
500
600
700
1750
450
450
500
550
550
600
5850
2450
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-10-14-14-15-15-14-14-14-15-16-18-17-13-13-9-10-9-6-7-11-11-12-13-12-12-12-13-13-14-14-12-11-7-7-20-1-3-4-9-9-5-5-4-5-6-6-8-12-40-1
Sunrise
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
7:24
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40

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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed 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
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 71).
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
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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