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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
 km/h
60
ENE
35
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
40
NNW
20
NW
10
S
60
SE
100
SE
20
E
40
NNE
40
N
60
NNW
30
NW
40
W
35
S
75
WSW
85
W
85
W
17
3
2
5
10
8
7
5
3
max °C
-11
-14
-15
-16
-18
-18
-15
-13
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-17
-13
-5
-7
-10
-11
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-16
-11
-11
-11
-12
-17
-17
-15
-10
-9
-11
-12
-26
-25
-24
-30
-31
-28
-22
-31
-26
-24
-22
-25
-31
-29
-28
-21
-22
-26
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
150
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
550
550
700
1600
450
400
450
450
550
550
850
1700
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-15-17-18-18-17-15-11-11-11-12-16-17-14-8-8-11-12-10-12-12-14-15-15-15-13-8-9-8-8-12-14-11-6-5-7-9-4-4-5-8-8-9-14-6-1-3-1-1-7-9-7-330-2
Sunrise
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
Sunset
7:35
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(9 kph at 330).
2.2 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
50
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
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 10).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
Dry
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 75).
43

* 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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