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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
85
SSW
45
SW
25
S
80
SSE
30
W
25
SSW
40
SE
20
S
50
W
15
W
25
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
25
W
1
9
1
3
6
6
2
3
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
min °C
-9
-11
-10
-8
-11
-10
-9
-7
-7
-8
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-23
-23
-19
-21
-21
-19
-20
-11
-18
-11
-19
-21
-19
-17
-13
-18
-22
300
0
0
400
0
0
50
400
300
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
1500
550
600
3500
1300
400
450
450
450
450
400
400
400
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-10-8-11-10-8-7-7-8-9-12-12-13-13-13-13-6-8-7-5-8-7-6-3-5-5-7-10-9-10-11-11-102-6-43-4-41121-2-3-2-5-5-5-5
Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:43
7:39
7:37
Sunset
6:42
6:45
6:47
6:51
6:53
6:57

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 328 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).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: few
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
10

* 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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