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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
N
10
ENE
35
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
65
WSW
85
SW
90
SW
85
SW
90
WSW
90
WSW
115
SW
95
WSW
55
WSW
20
SSW
1
5
1
3
3
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-6
-5
-1
2
0
-10
-11
-12
-13
-11
-10
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-7
-7
-2
1
-8
-10
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-17
-16
-19
-16
-16
-20
-18
-14
-19
-13
-9
-22
-24
-26
-28
-29
-25
-22
0
0
0
0
250
50
0
0
0
1050
2050
1050
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
450
450
500
550
550
600
1600
500
600
700
700
550
550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-9-9-8-10-9-7-6-22-4-10-11-12-13-12-11-8-7-6-6-5-7-8-5-414-2-7-8-9-10-8-8-30112-1-4-2071050-1-2-2-1-4
Sunrise
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 317).
28
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(9 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi(4097-0)
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
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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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