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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
SSW
15
S
30
WNW
30
W
15
W
10
SE
25
E
70
ENE
75
NE
50
NNE
40
N
40
N
25
N
10
N
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
45
SE
 cm 
2
10
10
4
2
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-7
-9
-8
-7
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-11
-9
-9
-7
min°C
-2
-3
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-9
-9
-8
chill°C 
-8
-9
-13
-14
-10
-14
-17
-21
-20
-22
-24
-25
-23
-19
-18
-16
-18
-19
Freezing level (m
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
600
600
500
550
750
500
450
450
500
500
550
550
550
600
750
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-7-8-8-10-11-10-11-13-15-15-15-15-13-10-10-10-2-3-5-6-7-8-9-8-8-11-12-13-13-13-13-9-9-823-3-3-6-7-4-1-2-4-6-7-9-10-13-11-8-4
Sunrise
10:18
10:21
10:23
10:26
10:30
10:33
Sunset
3:29
3:26
3:22
3:21
3:18
3:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the ESE by Sun 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 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
-
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 240 to 010 degs)
(7 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 272).
7
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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
ASCATC344E64N
174 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
- 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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