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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
45
WNW
45
W
15
SSW
45
E
75
ENE
45
NNE
40
NNE
50
NNW
45
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
50
SSE
80
SE
65
SW
60
SW
35
SW
70
WSW
3
16
5
2
3
1
1
max °C
-15
-15
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
-17
-12
-13
-8
-7
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-15
-16
-14
-13
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-15
-13
-11
-9
-11
-11
-11
-28
-29
-21
-25
-28
-28
-29
-33
-32
-28
-22
-26
-25
-21
-25
-22
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
650
1650
500
450
500
500
550
550
600
500
550
600
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-14-13-14-15-17-18-18-18-14-13-10-8-11-11-11-12-13-11-11-11-12-13-15-16-14-13-11-8-6-7-7-8-6-10-5-5-4-5-6-10-10-9-13-60-30-1-4
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
Sunset
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40
7:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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.
3 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 285).
61
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 310 degs)
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB345E64N
149 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
150 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 266).
- km
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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
ASCATB346E64N
166 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 266).
- km

* 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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