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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
60
W
65
W
40
NNW
25
WSW
40
W
35
SSE
110
WSW
110
W
80
W
60
WNW
60
W
10
NW
20
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
45
E
40
ENE
75
ENE
3
7
3
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-3
-9
-13
-13
-13
-11
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
min °C
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-8
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-20
-20
-20
-17
-19
-14
-28
-30
-29
-27
-26
-20
-16
-20
-24
-24
-24
-26
250
350
0
0
400
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
600
500
550
550
700
500
550
550
600
600
600
5400
550
550
550
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-10-9-9-6-11-13-13-13-12-10-9-10-12-12-12-12-5-5-7-6-5-4-7-9-10-10-9-10-8-7-10-10-9-833-3-1211-2-4-3-2-10-6-1-6-3-2-2
Sunrise
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
Sunset
7:50
7:52
7:55
8:00
8:02
8:06

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the ENE by Fri 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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 325).
63
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 60).
2.0 km
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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.

* 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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