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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, 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 -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW 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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
30
WSW
30
S
60
SSE
55
SW
50
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
45
S
60
SSE
50
S
70
S
65
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
50
SSW
25
SSW
35
WSW
1
3
5
3
3
1
max °C
-5
-5
-2
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-5
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-14
-13
-16
-24
-23
-20
-20
-19
-19
-16
-20
-22
-20
-21
-22
-22
-19
-22
0
500
1050
0
0
0
0
0
0
850
500
350
50
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5700
2350
450
550
1300
1550
3850
750
450
450
450
2800
1550
1800
4250
750
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, 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 -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW 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.
5 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
0.0 km
95 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 333).
15
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
5 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(33 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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