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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
1
7
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
max °C
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-8
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-15
-16
-14
-14
-12
-14
-14
-15
-18
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-24
-21
-20
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
300
350
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-10-10-9-8-8-8-10-12-12-13-14-15-15-15-15-15-8-9-10-9-8-6-6-5-5-6-8-9-10-12-12-13-13-13-14-8-11-8-7-5-21221-1-3-5-6-6-10-9-9-13
Sunrise
9:33
9:30
9:26
9:23
9:19
9:17
Sunset
5:07
5:12
5:15
5:19
5:22
5:25

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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 -4°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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 SSE
(11 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
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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