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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
NW
5
NNW
30
ESE
40
E
45
ENE
40
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
40
NE
30
N
10
NNW
50
NW
30
NW
25
NW
55
WSW
85
SW
85
SW
70
SW
2
3
11
1
14
11
3
9
max °C
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-8
-8
-7
-8
-11
-8
-5
-1
1
1
min °C
-10
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-11
-11
-10
-7
-3
0
-2
-20
-11
-21
-20
-20
-21
-16
-15
-19
-17
-12
-22
-21
-19
-19
-14
-10
-11
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
50
100
350
350
0
0
0
0
850
1350
1350
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
400
400
450
500
450
400
400
400
500
600
600
600
1650
550
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-8-7-10-11-9-6-21-1-8-6-7-6-6-7-7-7-6-5-4-8-10-8-4032-3-2-311-1-1-1123-2-5-5-1797
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
Sunset
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
19
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
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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