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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
55
WSW
20
SSE
85
W
90
W
85
WSW
90
WNW
55
W
25
SSE
75
SE
100
SE
35
W
30
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
40
WSW
35
SW
5
SSE
9
1
11
2
max °C
-8
-5
-8
-12
-13
-13
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-8
-8
-10
-13
-14
-13
-12
-9
-9
-8
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-19
-15
-24
-28
-30
-29
-25
-19
-22
-22
-23
-22
-15
-17
-24
-23
-17
300
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
800
500
550
600
600
4200
550
500
550
500
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-9-13-14-13-11-9-9-8-11-12-11-12-12-12-11-5-5-6-9-10-10-8-8-5-5-8-9-8-10-9-8-9202-2-3-3-2-713-5-3-1-9-3-2-9
Sunrise
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
Sunset
7:52
7:55
8:00
8:02
8:06
8:08

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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 -5°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
44 minutes ago
4° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 328).
61
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 330 degs)
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (0 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).

* 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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