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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
NE
30
N
15
N
15
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
40
WSW
65
SW
70
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
2
5
1
9
4
1
4
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
1
4
3
-3
-4
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-6
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
0
1
0
-4
-5
-9
-16
-16
-13
-12
-18
-14
-11
-14
-13
-9
-13
-9
-8
-8
-14
-14
-22
100
0
0
200
0
50
450
250
0
150
0
950
1200
1300
600
450
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
450
450
400
400
500
550
550
5000
1700
550
700
700
800
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-9-10-8-7-8-9-7-6-21-1-6-7-10-6-7-7-6-7-6-4-5-6-5-5132-4-5-81-1-11-1130-2-1-279642-2
Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 25).
76
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
10.0 km
High: scattered
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.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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