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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
80
W
75
W
85
WSW
85
WNW
55
W
30
SSE
85
SE
90
SE
25
SW
25
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
15
W
30
WSW
5
SSW
1
1
11
1
max °C
-10
-12
-12
-13
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-10
-13
-14
-14
-10
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-24
-28
-30
-30
-22
-18
-24
-12
-21
-21
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-18
-21
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
700
550
500
500
550
4000
4400
4650
2900
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:07
Sunset
7:55
8:00
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
0.8 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 305).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
3.0 km
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 288).
0
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 282).
63
230 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 292).
66

* 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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