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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SSE
50
SE
65
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
NW
75
WNW
25
NNW
25
SE
80
SE
80
WSW
80
W
65
WNW
35
W
50
W
15
S
5
E
85
WNW
75
W
4
1
2
1
1
3
6
1
max °C
-13
-12
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-10
-8
-2
-6
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
min °C
-16
-14
-7
-6
-6
-7
-12
-11
-9
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-7
-9
-10
-16
-27
-19
-12
-11
-14
-26
-20
-17
-20
-20
-21
-19
-18
-18
-17
-10
-23
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
800
450
450
1100
450
550
550
550
1500
450
500
600
650
550
1900
500
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-10-8-9-10-12-14-12-8-10-11-11-10-11-10-11-13-14-15-13-7-6-6-7-10-11-9-5-7-8-9-7-7-8-7-9-10-14-70-3-20-3-5-221-1-4-3-1-4-1-3-3
Sunrise
6:45
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 332).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: few
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 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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