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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Tue
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
75
W
85
WSW
85
WNW
50
W
35
SSE
80
SE
85
SE
20
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
NNW
45
NNE
35
N
15
NNE
3
11
12
14
8
6
6
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-10
-9
-8
-8
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-29
-29
-30
-22
-18
-21
-22
-23
-22
-21
-16
-15
-11
-19
-22
-20
-19
0
0
0
0
0
350
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
750
550
500
500
500
500
4550
1850
1900
1250
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-13-10-9-8-8-10-12-12-11-11-11-12-11-10-12-10-10-9-6-7-5-5-7-9-8-9-8-8-9-7-7-9-3-4-21-522-3-4-2-10-4-2-401-4
Sunrise
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:07
Sunset
7:55
8:00
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 140 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 304).
57
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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