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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
SW
60
SW
70
SW
105
SW
115
SW
110
SW
105
WSW
100
WSW
100
WSW
70
WSW
30
SE
20
NNE
70
WNW
35
W
10
SE
25
WSW
15
SSE
1
6
23
8
2
max °C
-9
-8
-6
-4
0
0
-7
-13
-14
-15
-12
-11
-9
-9
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
min °C
-10
-9
-7
-7
-2
-2
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-12
-10
-12
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-17
-15
-14
-18
-12
-14
-30
-30
-31
-32
-31
-26
-20
-24
-29
-28
-19
-23
-25
0
0
0
250
900
1300
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
700
550
550
1500
550
550
1250
500
550
700
1400
450
500
550
1300
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-7-6-1-1-10-13-14-15-13-12-10-11-14-13-13-13-12-7-7-5-412-7-9-10-11-9-8-7-8-11-11-10-10-10-5-4-2-1780-2-3-4-2-2-4-2-3-9-7-3-10
Sunrise
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri 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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, calm 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 210 to 330 degs)
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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