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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
40
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
40
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
60
WSW
90
SW
130
SW
110
SW
95
SW
105
SW
100
SW
75
WSW
75
WSW
55
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
10
6
4
2
max °C
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-4
1
2
-2
-10
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-2
0
-9
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-16
-19
-18
-17
-19
-15
-14
-18
-13
-11
-24
-26
-26
-30
-28
-28
-24
-21
-22
-28
100
200
50
0
0
0
0
1000
2950
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
450
450
500
550
550
550
1600
550
600
700
750
550
650
600
1450
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-10-9-7-6-11-6-11-11-13-13-13-11-11-12-15-6-6-6-7-7-5-423-4-8-8-10-9-9-9-8-8-12111-3-4-218104-1-1-3-2-2-6-4-2-10
Sunrise
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
Sunset
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 316).
9
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours 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.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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