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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
95
WSW
45
SW
25
ENE
40
N
20
WNW
60
W
5
SSE
30
ESE
75
E
85
NE
45
NNE
45
N
45
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
55
SE
90
SE
60
WSW
26
14
2
1
1
16
4
3
4
1
2
max °C
-12
-9
-9
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-17
-17
-11
-12
-8
-8
min °C
-14
-10
-10
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-17
-18
-17
-14
-14
-10
-11
-31
-21
-19
-25
-23
-29
-20
-26
-29
-30
-28
-31
-31
-26
-20
-28
-24
-26
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
500
500
500
600
700
1750
450
450
500
550
550
600
5850
2450
500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-10-14-14-15-15-14-14-14-15-16-18-17-13-13-9-10-9-6-7-11-11-12-13-12-12-12-13-13-14-14-12-11-7-7-20-1-3-4-9-9-5-5-4-5-6-6-8-12-40-1
Sunrise
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
7:24
7:28
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Thu 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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
39 minutes ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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