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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 02 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
NW
50
WNW
35
WSW
35
SSE
60
SSE
55
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
70
SSE
70
S
65
SSW
65
S
25
S
45
SSW
1
1
4
1
2
max °C
-14
-9
-5
-5
-2
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-4
-5
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-14
-14
-6
-5
-7
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-27
-28
-15
-13
-18
-24
-22
-21
-20
-20
-19
-16
-22
-20
-20
-18
-16
0
0
0
550
1100
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
450
450
50
300
0
Cloud base (m)
500
1350
5350
2100
450
1300
2150
1650
500
600
450
1300
450
1450
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-6-5-5-11-10-10-10-10-7-5-9-8-8-8-9-12-11-5-2-2-7-7-8-8-7-4-2-5-4-5-5-6-5-10-624-1-2-7-6-3-152110-4
Sunrise
8:10
8:06
8:02
7:58
7:54
Sunset
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:42

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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 -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat 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
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (102 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
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 NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 010 degs)
(56 kph at 330).
1.5 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -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
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Mid: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
0

* 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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