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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
30
WSW
30
S
60
SSE
60
WSW
55
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
65
SSE
70
S
65
S
45
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
20
S
25
SW
40
SW
2
4
3
1
3
1
2
max °C
-5
-5
-2
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-3
-5
-9
-7
-9
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-7
-5
-7
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-5
-9
-8
-9
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
-16
-13
-18
-25
-24
-22
-19
-20
-19
-16
-22
-19
-20
-16
-17
-17
-19
-21
0
500
650
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
300
450
0
100
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5600
2500
500
600
700
4000
500
1450
450
500
450
600
2000
500
550
1700
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-5-11-11-11-10-10-6-5-9-8-9-11-11-9-10-10-6-3-2-7-8-9-8-7-4-2-5-4-6-7-9-8-7-7-823-1-4-8-6-4-151200-6-6-4-4
Sunrise
8:10
8:06
8:02
7:58
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:42
6:45

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, calm 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 303).
0
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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