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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
5
2
2
4
1
2
4
1
2
3
max °C
-7
-2
-3
-4
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-8
-6
-3
-6
-8
-9
-9
-10
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-9
-16
-14
-11
-12
-15
-15
-14
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-15
-17
-17
-19
0
0
550
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-6-7-8-9-10-10-8-8-8-9-8-9-10-11-11-8-4-3-5-8-9-9-9-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-413-1-9-8-9-8-5-1-2-111-10-3
Sunrise
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 -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 96).
48
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).

* 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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