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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sat night).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
NE
40
NE
25
NE
30
NE
45
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
60
WSW
90
SW
110
SW
100
SW
90
SW
95
WSW
110
SW
75
WSW
75
WSW
25
SSW
1
8
4
4
4
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-1
2
-1
-9
-11
-12
-12
-11
-9
min °C
-10
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
-7
-2
1
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-16
-19
-16
-17
-20
-18
-13
-18
-13
-10
-23
-25
-28
-29
-27
-25
-21
0
100
200
300
200
0
0
200
1000
2900
950
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
400
450
450
500
550
600
550
1450
550
700
650
800
550
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-8-8-9-9-7-6-22-5-10-12-13-12-11-10-7-6-5-5-7-7-5-414-3-7-8-10-9-8-80122-1-4-3071040-1-3-2-1-4
Sunrise
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 76).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
2.8 km
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB343E63N
183 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ENE
(60 kph at 68).
- 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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