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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
W
60
W
50
WNW
10
NW
20
ESE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
1
3
1
1
2
4
4
1
max °C
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-8
-6
-9
-16
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-6
-15
-16
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-9
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
450
500
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
600
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
Sunset
6:57
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm 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. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
70
Gales from the N
(70 kph at 7).
83
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 210 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
ASCATC344E64N
148 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
149 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 350).
- km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
ASCATC346E64N
158 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 41).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).

* 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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