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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 08 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
1
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-10
-11
-13
-13
-12
-14
-12
-12
-10
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
-10
-11
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-16
-15
-18
-21
-19
-20
-24
-22
-18
-14
-13
-17
-17
0
0
0
0
350
400
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
6850
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-8-8-7-8-9-10-12-13-14-16-15-15-15-14-13-12-7-6-6-5-4-5-6-7-9-11-12-14-13-13-14-13-12-11-3-1-112211-3-6-7-10-10-9-14-14-13-14
Sunrise
9:30
9:26
9:23
9:19
9:17
9:14
Sunset
5:12
5:15
5:19
5:22
5:25
5:29

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 331).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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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