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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
35
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
35
NE
40
NNE
45
N
50
N
35
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
2
3
14
7
4
5
3
max °C
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-19
-18
-15
-15
-16
-17
-18
-20
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-19
-17
-15
-13
-9
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
600
600
550
600
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
700
700
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-9-10-11-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-8-10-12-12-11-11-8-4-3-3-5-8-7-8-8-7-5
Sunrise
10:59
10:56
10:55
10:52
10:49
10:48
Sunset
3:27
3:30
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm 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 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
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 347).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 66).
39

* 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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