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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
NE
20
N
35
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
60
WSW
85
SW
120
SW
100
SW
115
WSW
105
SW
100
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
10
4
1
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
-4
0
1
-1
-11
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-2
1
-10
-11
-12
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-19
-13
-10
-26
-27
-28
-31
-28
-25
-26
-27
-28
-27
300
200
0
0
0
150
950
2950
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
550
550
550
1650
1350
550
1400
650
550
550
550
1650
1400
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-9-8-6-11-6-11-12-14-13-12-13-14-14-15-6-7-7-7-5-413-4-9-8-10-9-8-10-11-11-1221-4-3-21794-1-1-3-2-2-7-5-4-9
Sunrise
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
Sunset
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
73 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
95 km WNW
120m alt.
7 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 55).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
7 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
7 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
7 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).

* 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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