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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
35
N
10
N
15
NE
45
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
40
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
50
WSW
80
SW
85
SW
85
SW
70
WSW
80
SW
100
WSW
80
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
5
1
12
5
8
17
max °C
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-9
-6
-5
-2
1
0
-8
-9
-11
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-6
-4
-2
-5
-9
-9
-12
-11
-10
-10
-20
-16
-16
-19
-17
-15
-19
-17
-12
-18
-16
-13
-16
-22
-22
-29
-25
-22
-21
0
0
100
0
100
400
350
0
0
0
850
1100
1300
0
200
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
450
400
400
400
500
550
650
5150
2250
600
750
700
650
650
700
650
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-9-9-8-7-8-9-7-6-3-1-3-9-9-12-11-10-10-7-8-6-7-6-4-6-7-5-402-1-6-6-9-8-7-8-1-21023-1-2-2-178611-2-10-3
Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 1).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 328).
72
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours 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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
moderate rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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