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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
W
10
W
10
SSE
15
E
30
ENE
40
NNE
40
N
30
N
20
NNW
10
SSW
30
WSW
10
S
5
SW
10
ESE
20
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
 cm 
4
9
2
2
3
2
1
4
 mm 
max°C
-6
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-10
-8
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
-6
min°C
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-15
-14
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-8
-7
-7
chill°C 
-14
-12
-14
-18
-20
-23
-23
-23
-15
-19
-19
-15
-10
-14
-18
-18
-17
-18
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Cloud base (m)
500
550
650
550
450
450
500
500
550
550
800
800
600
550
600
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-10-12-12-14-15-15-16-14-12-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-6-7-8-10-10-11-12-13-14-14-10-9-10-9-10-8-7-7-4-6-8-7-4-4-5-7-10-14-9-7-10-10-7-2-11
Sunrise
10:21
10:23
10:26
10:30
10:33
10:37
Sunset
3:26
3:22
3:21
3:18
3:15
3:14

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
13
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 310 degs)
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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