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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
15
SSE
40
E
60
NE
30
N
15
N
20
NNW
45
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
65
SE
105
SE
35
SSW
75
WSW
30
WSW
25
NNW
55
NW
5
WNW
65
SSE
4
18
4
1
1
5
2
4
1
max °C
-12
-12
-11
-15
-15
-16
-18
-18
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-14
-11
-7
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-10
-8
-8
-8
-12
-14
-13
-10
-22
-25
-26
-26
-24
-33
-32
-29
-23
-30
-26
-18
-21
-15
-26
-28
-17
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
550
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
450
450
500
500
550
600
850
700
1400
450
1150
1300
1450
500
550
600
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-15-15-17-18-18-15-14-10-8-8-8-10-14-12-9-11-10-10-12-12-15-16-15-14-12-7-5-5-4-7-11-10-6-6-4-3-5-5-9-10-9-13-51-133-1-4-5-1
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:31
7:35
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 70).
83
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
4.5 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 090 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.

* 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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