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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
SW
40
SSW
60
SSW
75
S
60
S
80
SW
55
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SW
30
SW
20
S
65
ESE
20
SSE
40
SE
20
SSE
4
1
2
1
max °C
-10
-5
-5
-3
-7
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-5
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-10
-10
-6
-4
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-8
-20
-22
-17
-14
-20
-24
-22
-21
-19
-17
-19
-19
-17
-20
-14
-17
-16
0
0
400
1050
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
450
0
Cloud base (m)
1350
4450
4500
450
500
3250
1950
750
750
600
550
5450
450
1450
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:48
7:43
Sunset
6:35
6:37
6:42
6:45
6:47
6:51

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 52).
6
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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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