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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NW
25
WNW
5
SSW
55
SE
85
SE
30
SSE
0
E
30
NNW
100
NW
25
NNW
20
SSE
50
SSE
75
W
80
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
75
WSW
60
WSW
3
2
2
7
1
max °C
-18
-18
-15
-14
-9
-8
-9
-9
-11
-14
-11
-8
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-18
-18
-17
-15
-10
-9
-10
-10
-15
-15
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
-30
-29
-23
-29
-24
-14
-16
-22
-29
-25
-20
-25
-25
-27
-26
-23
-23
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
550
450
450
450
450
600
600
5600
1350
450
450
650
650
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-16-15-10-9-10-10-13-15-12-10-11-12-11-10-10-11-15-15-15-14-7-6-7-7-11-12-9-7-7-8-9-6-6-9-9-9-14-70-4-21-5-7-4-20-1-611-4
Sunrise
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:30
Sunset
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 305).
13
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
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 250 to 050 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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