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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 29 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 -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
20
NNW
30
WSW
45
WSW
30
SSE
105
WSW
95
W
75
W
80
WNW
65
WNW
15
S
50
SE
70
ESE
60
ESE
35
ESE
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
NE
35
NE
75
NE
1
9
2
2
2
5
1
2
12
max °C
-9
-7
-8
-3
-8
-12
-13
-13
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-12
-12
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-19
-17
-19
-18
-26
-29
-30
-30
-24
-18
-20
-23
-22
-18
-23
-23
-20
-20
-25
0
0
400
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
100
50
0
0
0
50
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
750
550
600
550
550
650
4850
650
500
500
500
500
500
550
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-9-6-10-13-14-14-11-9-9-10-9-8-11-12-12-10-10-7-5-6-3-7-9-10-10-8-8-7-7-6-5-8-10-10-7-7-2-1211-2-4-3-2-7-2102-1-7-6-11
Sunrise
6:30
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 -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
4.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
205 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
0
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 277).
35
230 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
10
SHIP4889
239 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP4271
239 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP1871
239 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3248
239 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- 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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