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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
65
WSW
70
SW
95
SW
110
SW
105
SW
110
SW
90
WSW
100
WSW
70
WSW
40
E
35
NNE
25
NNW
55
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
1
9
18
6
max °C
-7
-3
1
-1
-8
-13
-14
-15
-12
-9
-8
-10
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-8
-7
-2
-4
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
-11
-9
-12
-13
-14
-13
-11
-13
-15
-18
-12
-17
-28
-30
-31
-32
-31
-25
-18
-22
-22
-28
-16
-16
-21
0
300
1000
1300
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
1500
500
600
550
1300
500
1450
550
550
450
500
700
4900
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-1-3-10-13-14-15-13-10-9-11-13-14-13-11-12-6-411-7-9-10-11-10-7-6-8-10-11-10-9-10-20770-2-3-4-2-1-1-1-3-8-7-4-8
Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31

Loading...

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 44).
9
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.

Askja Photos