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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
15
E
30
ENE
40
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
0
SSW
15
WSW
15
S
35
SE
60
SE
85
ESE
45
E
35
E
15
E
20
NNE
35
NE
45
E
 cm 
1
3
4
2
2
6
2
1
1
6
2
 mm 
max°C
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-13
-10
-6
-5
-4
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-1
min°C
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-15
-14
-12
-9
-7
-4
-3
-3
-2
-5
-4
-3
-2
chill°C 
-18
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-14
-19
-15
-16
-14
-14
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
500
500
600
400
250
500
850
Cloud base (m)
550
450
500
500
500
550
550
800
1600
550
500
450
450
450
500
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-14-15-15-16-14-12-9-9-7-7-6-5-7-7-6-5-10-10-12-12-13-15-14-11-8-6-4-3-3-2-4-4-3-2-8-4-5-7-8-12-15-11-6-434342235
Sunrise
10:23
10:26
10:30
10:33
10:37
10:40
Sunset
3:22
3:21
3:18
3:15
3:14
3:11

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

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 5 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
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 279).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 40).
2.5 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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

* 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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