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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
35
ENE
45
NE
35
N
40
N
45
N
60
NNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
1
2
2
4
2
2
3
1
2
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-13
-11
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-18
-17
-16
-21
-22
-21
-24
-22
-23
-25
-24
-23
-24
-13
-14
-14
-16
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
550
550
550
500
1200
650
500
500
1250
550
500
700
550
550
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-13-13-13-14-14-14-15-14-13-12-10-9-9-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-11-10-11-11-11-13-12-12-11-9-8-8-8-7-9-7-9-11-12-9-4-5-4-4-8-8-8-9-10-9-7-5-3-7
Sunrise
10:56
10:55
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
Sunset
3:30
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:48

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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