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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
N
20
NNW
60
N
20
NNW
20
S
75
SE
70
W
75
W
35
NW
50
W
60
W
25
SW
10
SW
70
W
80
W
70
W
60
WSW
35
S
3
13
1
3
1
3
2
4
1
max °C
-9
-8
-10
-14
-11
-6
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
-12
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-9
-9
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-13
-13
-9
-8
-8
-9
-17
-27
-23
-21
-24
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
-28
-28
-22
-20
-19
0
50
0
0
0
0
150
300
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
550
550
550
1500
500
450
500
500
550
800
500
550
550
750
600
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-12-14-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-9-8-8-7-6-8-11-9-6-6-6-8-6-7-7-6-9-9-6-5-6-22-2-4-4012-3-11-40-2-312-3
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
Sunset
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55
8:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the W 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 314).
7
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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