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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
S
60
SSE
70
WSW
65
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
35
S
60
SSE
85
S
85
SSW
50
WSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
SSE
30
S
55
SW
2
3
2
2
2
max °C
-5
-2
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-5
-6
-8
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-5
-6
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-6
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-13
-16
-25
-24
-21
-20
-19
-18
-17
-23
-20
-20
-20
-21
-17
-18
-20
300
600
50
0
0
0
0
0
350
250
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2400
500
500
600
2250
4100
550
600
1400
600
500
4750
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-11-11-11-10-10-7-6-9-8-9-10-10-9-9-10-3-1-7-8-8-8-7-5-3-5-4-6-6-9-7-6-812-1-2-8-6-4-2422-2-1-8-6-2-5
Sunrise
8:06
8:02
7:58
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:42
6:45

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 060 to 180 degs)
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
56 minutes ago
5° C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 93).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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