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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
SSE
70
WSW
60
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
55
S
90
S
80
SSW
25
WSW
20
SSE
45
SSW
60
SW
35
S
15
SSW
50
WSW
50
S
40
SSW
4
1
4
3
1
1
2
max °C
-3
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-4
min °C
-5
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-6
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-15
-24
-24
-21
-20
-20
-20
-17
-23
-21
-18
-19
-22
-21
-19
-17
-20
-19
-21
400
50
0
0
0
0
0
200
450
400
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
300
800
Cloud base (m)
500
600
1350
550
700
4200
450
2900
500
5100
1350
3800
1900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:06
8:02
7:58
7:54
7:50
7:48
Sunset
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:42
6:45
6:47

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs)
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 333).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
moderate rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: scattered
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: 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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