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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 06 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon night, moderate winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
2
2
2
7
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
max °C
-3
-4
-7
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
-11
-12
-13
min °C
-3
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-10
-12
-12
-14
-10
-12
-15
-14
-13
-15
-14
-12
-13
-11
-12
-16
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-24
450
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
300
500
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-9-10-10-9-8-8-7-7-9-10-10-13-14-15-16-3-5-8-9-9-8-7-5-5-4-4-6-7-7-9-12-12-143-2-9-10-9-6-31233211-4-6-7-10
Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:30
9:26
9:23
9:19
Sunset
5:05
5:07
5:12
5:15
5:19
5:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon night, moderate winds from the NE 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 80).
59
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.
3 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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