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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
60
SE
75
SE
80
SE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
35
E
50
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
40
E
45
E
50
ESE
55
ESE
30
ESE
1
1
1
2
2
2
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-5
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-9
-7
-8
-10
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-13
-13
850
750
900
0
0
0
0
0
800
900
950
650
550
600
700
550
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
700
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:33
10:30
10:27
10:25
10:22
Sunset
3:57
4:00
4:05
4:07
4:12
4:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Sat 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.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
4 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB345E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
162 km SSE
15m alt.
5 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 122).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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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