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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
70
SW
105
SSW
110
SW
95
SW
105
SW
95
WSW
105
WSW
60
WSW
40
ESE
55
N
65
NNW
50
W
30
W
20
SSE
40
SE
15
SSE
5
E
50
N
1
1
12
17
5
3
6
24
max °C
1
-1
-7
-13
-14
-15
-13
-9
-7
-10
-14
-14
-13
-11
-6
-6
-8
-8
min °C
-2
-3
-12
-14
-15
-15
-14
-11
-9
-13
-14
-14
-13
-11
-11
-7
-9
-13
-12
-15
-28
-31
-32
-32
-31
-24
-19
-27
-29
-26
-23
-19
-22
-13
-15
-27
1000
1250
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
150
Cloud base (m)
1550
600
550
500
500
500
650
600
600
450
500
550
600
2050
500
550
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-10-14-15-15-14-10-8-12-14-14-13-11-9-7-9-1111-7-9-10-11-10-7-6-9-11-12-10-8-6-4-6-8781-2-3-5-3-10-2-3-7-6-2-211-1
Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
Sunset
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:31
7:35

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 212).
83
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
clear
Mist -.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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

* 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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