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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the E by Sun morning).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
30
SSW
5
NE
15
NNW
30
NW
55
W
35
W
15
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
NW
20
W
10
W
10
SE
45
ESE
55
E
45
E
15
ENE
1
4
5
5
2
1
3
2
2
2
6
max °C
-2
-3
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-3
-6
-6
-6
-9
-8
-10
-10
-7
-7
-9
-8
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-9
-11
-12
-16
-20
-17
-20
-21
-15
-15
-17
-12
-10
-16
-17
-14
-12
600
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
100
350
150
Cloud base (m)
500
400
400
350
350
350
450
450
450
500
550
500
500
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-9-9-10-10-10-11-10-10-11-9-7-8-9-8-9-3-5-6-6-8-8-9-9-7-7-8-7-5-6-6-5-63-102-1-2-3-4-20-5-5-3-2220
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:33
7:28
7:26
Sunset
6:51
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:04
7:07

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the E by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 83).
19
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 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
9° C
No report.
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.

* 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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