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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
80
SE
95
ESE
30
W
10
WSW
25
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
NW
25
NNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
ESE
60
ESE
70
SSE
95
SE
90
SSE
45
SSW
9
6
5
3
1
1
4
2
4
max °C
-9
-9
-9
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-9
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-9
-9
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-5
-5
-3
-5
-23
-24
-19
-18
-21
-15
-18
-19
-19
-21
-23
-22
-17
-20
-18
-18
-14
-13
300
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
800
800
950
900
Cloud base (m)
500
500
600
4700
4900
5400
4650
650
1800
500
500
750
550
1500
450
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:01
Sunset
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon 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
-
7
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 130 to 250 degs)
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
76
Severe gales from the ESE
(76 kph at 114).
94
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 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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