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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
N
45
N
55
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WSW
10
W
0
E
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSE
6
4
8
1
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-13
-12
-11
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-2
min °C
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-10
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-19
-20
-24
-25
-24
-23
-14
-8
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-13
-16
-17
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
600
550
1750
1450
1450
500
500
700
800
600
550
600
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-14-15-14-14-10-9-10-12-11-11-10-9-9-8-8-7-9-9-11-13-13-12-9-8-9-10-9-10-9-8-8-8-8-6-3-3-5-10-9-9-10-9-9-9-7-8-9-7-8-8-8-3
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the SSE by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
3.3 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
72
Gales from the NW
(72 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 10).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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