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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 04 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 Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
S
55
SSW
85
SSE
40
SSW
90
SSW
75
SSW
60
SW
30
SSW
60
SSE
55
SW
35
SSW
45
SSE
60
S
45
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
5
2
1
1
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-6
-6
-3
-8
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-4
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-6
-3
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-21
-19
-20
-21
-17
-14
-24
-24
-24
-23
-20
-20
-21
-18
-17
-17
-16
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
1000
0
50
200
0
0
250
0
0
400
800
0
500
0
Cloud base (m)
1950
4200
700
3500
5400
450
550
600
3300
700
550
600
2150
550
400
450
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-10-8-6-3-9-10-10-10-10-8-9-8-7-5-6-6-7-8-8-7-6-40-6-6-6-8-7-4-6-6-4-2-3-3-5-8-5-3-31701-1-5-42-3-23301-4
Sunrise
8:02
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 Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
56 minutes ago
0° C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 58).
20
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
0.0 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 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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