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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
25
E
20
ESE
40
ESE
30
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
5
2
4
2
2
4
2
3
max °C
-8
-7
-2
-3
-4
-5
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-8
-7
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-8
-9
-11
-16
-14
-14
-10
-11
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-16
-17
-18
-20
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
800
550
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-6-6-7-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-9-11-12-12-8-7-4-4-5-7-8-8-8-7-6-6-6-5-6-8-9-10-4-2200-5-7-7-6-3-1-2020-1-3-6
Sunrise
9:41
9:37
9:33
9:30
9:26
9:23
Sunset
5:00
5:05
5:07
5:12
5:15
5:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 347).
19
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 040 degs)
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
13
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 100 degs)
(13 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
High: few
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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