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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
S
40
SE
30
S
55
WSW
30
SSW
15
E
25
NNE
35
NNW
45
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
40
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
35
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
25
SE
4
6
9
8
9
5
1
max °C
-9
-6
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-7
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-9
-18
-17
-15
-17
-14
-14
-16
-19
-22
-19
-20
-23
-26
-23
-20
-17
-14
-19
0
250
750
450
550
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2650
500
400
450
1300
1200
400
400
400
400
400
400
500
500
550
600
600
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-6-6-8-8-9-10-10-11-12-12-11-10-9-8-9-7-4-2-3-3-5-6-6-8-8-9-10-10-8-8-7-6-7-32242-111-1-1-3-5-3-2-4-3-2-5
Sunrise
7:48
7:43
7:39
7:37
7:33
7:28
Sunset
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:04

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
55 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 75 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: 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.(Wind varies from 120 to 230 degs)
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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