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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
40
NW
30
NW
40
W
45
WNW
15
NNW
25
ESE
40
E
40
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
30
ENE
45
NE
20
NW
25
NW
50
NW
45
NW
30
S
2
1
2
5
5
1
9
6
2
7
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-11
-9
-4
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-11
-11
-7
-21
-21
-20
-22
-21
-8
-17
-20
-19
-20
-17
-12
-16
-20
-16
-22
-23
-23
-13
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
50
0
100
250
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
450
400
450
500
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
400
400
450
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-10-11-10-8-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-9-8-9-11-10-6-9-7-7-9-7-6-7-6-7-8-7-7-6-6-5-7-9-8-4-20-1-3-2-1-311-2-1-1-112-1-2-3-2
Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:15
Sunset
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon 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. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 352).
70
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 240 degs)
(15 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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