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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
NNW
30
ESE
45
ENE
50
NE
40
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
45
WSW
70
SW
100
SW
65
SW
1
3
4
13
1
6
4
3
5
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-6
-5
-2
1
0
min °C
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-5
-4
0
-3
-12
-21
-21
-22
-20
-17
-18
-20
-19
-18
-20
-18
-15
-12
-15
-11
-13
0
0
0
50
0
0
100
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
800
1700
1150
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
700
600
4700
2650
1700
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-7-5-31-2-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-5-5-131-1-3-100-11-102-2-4-1-4675
Sunrise
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
Sunset
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 318).
0
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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