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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod 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
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
S
15
WSW
15
S
55
SE
70
SE
85
ESE
85
E
75
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
25
N
20
NE
10
ENE
 cm 
2
1
6
5
3
3
1
1
2
4
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-12
-13
-14
-12
-10
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-5
-5
-2
min°C
-12
-13
-15
-13
-11
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-5
-5
-5
-6
chill°C 
-22
-23
-15
-18
-18
-15
-17
-15
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-10
-13
-12
-12
-10
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
500
400
400
400
350
650
600
200
150
50
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
4700
1600
600
550
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-16-13-12-10-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-8-7-6-12-13-15-13-11-8-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-5-5-4-7-8-11-14-10-8-324333254111
Sunrise
10:26
10:30
10:33
10:37
10:40
10:42
Sunset
3:21
3:18
3:15
3:14
3:11
3:08

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Wed 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
78
Severe gales from the NNW
(78 kph at 340).
93
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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