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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
75
SE
10
E
5
NNE
20
NW
80
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
65
ESE
65
WNW
80
W
65
WNW
55
W
65
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
W
55
W
1
1
1
3
16
2
1
1
1
max °C
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-11
-9
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-7
-12
-13
-10
-9
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-20
-12
-14
-14
-24
-19
-16
-19
-17
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-20
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
550
550
600
1750
450
550
500
650
650
700
550
550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-10-10-13-15-12-9-9-10-9-10-10-10-11-12-14-7-6-8-7-10-12-10-7-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-9-100-4-20-3-7-5-221-41-1-4-1-1-5
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
Sunset
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 87).
43
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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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