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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
50
E
60
E
75
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
35
ESE
40
E
55
E
50
E
50
E
40
ENE
45
E
55
E
3
1
1
4
1
1
1
max °C
-1
-1
0
0
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-2
-2
0
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-11
-12
-10
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-19
-18
-16
-17
-15
-17
-19
750
750
950
850
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:25
10:22
10:18
10:15
10:12
10:10
Sunset
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 86).
81

* 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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