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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
NW
40
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
15
N
25
ESE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
25
ESE
30
E
25
NNE
15
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
WSW
3
1
3
10
9
2
5
4
1
max °C
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-7
-5
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
-9
-6
-22
-21
-22
-21
-14
-19
-20
-20
-20
-17
-14
-18
-17
-15
-22
-22
-20
-17
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
0
0
250
0
150
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
400
500
500
500
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
550
650
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-11-10-8-9-9-10-10-9-8-9-8-9-10-10-8-6-7-8-9-8-6-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-6-8-8-6-4-1-1-4-2-1-300-1-11-222-2-2-11
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, gales from the SW by Wed 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.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
69
Gales from the NNW
(69 kph at 341).
91
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 360 degs)
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours 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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