Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
35
N
45
N
60
NNW
55
NW
30
WNW
40
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ESE
12
5
5
7
1
1
max °C
-10
-10
-9
-10
-12
-12
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-20
-21
-23
-24
-22
-23
-20
-9
-9
-13
-14
-10
-9
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
450
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
600
650
600
500
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-14-13-14-12-10-10-12-12-9-8-7-7-9-9-8-7-10-10-10-11-12-13-10-9-9-10-10-7-6-6-6-7-7-6-5-4-3-3-4-6-6-7-8-8-7-6-6-7-6-7-8-3-2-1
Sunrise
10:52
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
100
Stormy winds from the NNW
(100 kph at 346).
126
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 10).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
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.
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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