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

IcAskja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 am Thu 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, gales from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
AM
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night
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night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
ENE
40
NE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
55
NE
60
NE
60
NE
55
NE
60
NE
65
ENE
60
ENE
55
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
10
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
5
SSE
0
NNW
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
0
S
Wave Height Map
T iceland.wind.6.cc23
T iceland.wind.30.cc23
T iceland.wind.54.cc23
T iceland.wind.78.cc23
T iceland.wind.102.cc23
T iceland.wind.126.cc23
T iceland.wind.150.cc23
T iceland.wind.174.cc23
T iceland.wind.198.cc23
T iceland.wind.222.cc23
T iceland.wind.246.cc23
T iceland.wind.270.cc23
 cm 
2.0
1.0
3
2.0
2.0
5
2.0
2.0
5
4
5
4
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
3
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-12
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
min°C
-13
-13
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-15
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-11
-10
-11
-10
-11
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-11
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-13
-14
chill°C 
-26
-24
-23
-24
-23
-25
-27
-27
-30
-28
-27
-30
-28
-25
-23
-16
-19
-21
-19
-20
-14
-20
-22
-22
-22
-15
-20
-23
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-15
-18
-18
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
600
600
600
650
650
600
4950
650
550
550
550
600
550
600
600
600
750
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-11-12-12-12-13-13-15-14-13-15-16-16-15-11-10-11-10-10-13-13-13-14-13-11-12-13-12-14-14-14-14-15-13-14-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-11-11-10-12-11-12-15-10-8-8-6-7-11-11-10-11-10-8-11-11-9-11-11-10-12-12-11-12-4-2-3-1-1-3-2-2-4-3-2-5-4-4-14-8-4-511-7-6-3-7-4-4-10-6-2-7-5-3-9-6-5-8
Sunrise
6:33
6:30
6:26
6:22
6:18
6:16
6:11
6:07
6:05
6:01
5:56
5:52
Sunset
7:50
7:52
7:55
8:00
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17
8:22
8:24

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, gales from the NE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
7 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 42).
20
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).

* 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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