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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
ENE
45
NE
30
N
20
N
20
ENE
45
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
35
SW
70
SW
105
SW
65
SW
65
SW
50
SW
80
WSW
2
4
6
2
2
11
3
2
4
max °C
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-2
0
-1
-3
-6
-10
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-7
-7
-4
0
-3
-4
-7
-12
-20
-20
-21
-17
-18
-21
-16
-14
-20
-19
-14
-19
-15
-11
-13
-14
-18
-26
0
50
0
0
300
0
0
400
200
0
0
0
750
1300
1150
1000
500
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
450
450
400
450
450
500
550
600
5400
2200
1450
650
550
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 46).
59
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
9.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 40).
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 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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