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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
60
SE
55
SE
75
SE
65
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
NE
35
ESE
35
ESE
65
ESE
60
ESE
50
E
45
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
20
E
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
max °C
-1
-1
-1
0
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-1
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-5
-6
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-14
-12
750
850
900
1000
0
0
0
0
250
700
950
800
700
550
700
600
300
200
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
600
550
550
550
700
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:37
10:33
10:30
10:27
10:25
10:22
Sunset
3:57
4:00
4:05
4:07
4:12
4:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri 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 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
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 080 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -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
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.

* 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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