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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
 km/h
60
SSW
95
SSW
85
SW
50
SSW
30
SSW
60
SSE
65
SW
30
SSW
45
SE
30
SSW
65
SW
40
SW
5
ESE
30
N
30
NNW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
3
1
1
1
2
1
10
7
3
2
max °C
-4
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-8
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-7
-7
min °C
-9
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-7
-6
-6
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-8
-8
-23
-25
-23
-20
-18
-21
-23
-19
-21
-20
-17
-16
-17
-18
-18
-17
-19
-16
-16
300
100
250
0
0
200
0
0
0
550
500
600
0
0
200
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
450
3950
650
1850
550
550
1350
400
450
5750
1200
450
400
400
400
1150
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:54
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue 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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 219).
61
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
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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