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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
40
NE
35
N
45
NNW
60
NNW
55
NW
45
WNW
60
WNW
30
W
10
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
1
3
10
4
5
6
1
3
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-10
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-7
-16
-20
-20
-21
-20
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-13
-7
-12
-14
-13
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
550
550
500
500
500
450
500
700
1500
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:55
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
Sunset
3:30
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:48

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 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.
ASCATC345E64N
153 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC344E64N
156 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 44).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC346E64N
164 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATC347E64N
170 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 53).
- km

* 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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