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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
NNW
55
NNW
35
WNW
20
W
0
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
4
8
1
2
2
1
max °C
-9
-10
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-5
-6
-21
-23
-23
-20
-18
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
600
500
500
550
600
500
500
500
550
550
600
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-13-13-12-11-10-10-11-11-10-10-11-10-7-5-5-9-11-12-12-11-10-9-8-9-8-8-8-9-9-7-5-5-2-4-5-6-9-11-10-7-4-5-5-4-6-9-10-7-7
Sunrise
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:41
10:40
Sunset
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:48
3:51
3:53

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun 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
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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