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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, near gales from the E by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, near gales from the E by Wed night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
30
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
50
E
50
E
50
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
45
ENE
40
ESE
35
SE
40
E
1
1
4
2
1
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-2
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-1
-2
-2
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-16
-9
-10
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
150
850
750
650
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
10:03
Sunset
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, near gales from the E by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, near gales from the E by Wed 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
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 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
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 360 degs)
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB346E64N
179 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 68).
- km

* 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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