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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
NNE
45
NNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WSW
30
SE
30
S
50
SW
45
SW
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
30
ESE
40
ENE
15
NNW
35
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
1
4
1
2
5
10
2
6
max °C
-11
-10
-11
-9
-3
-2
1
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-6
-6
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-11
-11
-12
-12
-6
-3
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
-16
-23
-24
-25
-14
-12
-18
-19
-17
-15
-14
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-16
-20
0
0
0
0
0
500
1200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
650
5250
2450
450
550
1600
3050
3700
600
5750
400
400
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-14-12-6-5-6-11-10-10-10-11-12-12-10-10-12-13-15-11-11-12-11-5-3-3-8-7-8-8-8-10-9-7-7-9-10-12-8-5-5-9-513-3-2-9-6-5-10-7-1-1-2-4-8
Sunrise
8:12
8:10
8:06
8:02
7:58
7:54
Sunset
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:42

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 334).
63
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours 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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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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