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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSE
0
W
15
NNW
80
N
25
NNW
20
SSW
80
SE
65
W
90
W
35
NW
45
WSW
65
W
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
85
W
85
W
85
WSW
55
SW
2
2
8
11
2
2
max °C
-8
-10
-9
-11
-15
-12
-7
-8
-9
-10
-8
-10
-8
-10
-12
-12
-9
-7
-6
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-15
-16
-13
-11
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-12
-13
-14
-10
-8
-7
-14
-10
-17
-29
-26
-21
-23
-20
-24
-22
-22
-23
-20
-24
-26
-30
-24
-21
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
550
550
550
1900
450
450
550
550
550
700
550
550
600
550
600
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-13-16-13-9-8-10-11-9-10-9-11-13-13-10-8-7-7-8-6-10-12-10-7-5-6-8-6-7-7-7-9-10-7-5-4-3-21-3-6-5-121-3-1-1-4-1-1-4131
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
Sunset
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55
8:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 345).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
0.7 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
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.
ASCATC344E64N
156 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
160 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 198).
- km

* 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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