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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
70
SSE
70
SE
80
SE
50
ESE
30
S
40
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
E
40
E
60
ESE
75
ESE
90
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
20
ESE
1
2
3
4
4
2
8
2
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-6
-5
-7
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-16
-16
-17
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-15
-15
-18
-18
-17
-18
-19
-17
750
850
800
750
0
0
0
0
150
600
1050
800
700
550
450
300
200
0
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
700
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-4-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-8-9-2-1-1-1-4-5-5-5-4-2-1-1-3-4-4-5-5-76565-2-4-6-4-147654321-3
Sunrise
10:37
10:33
10:30
10:27
10:25
10:22
Sunset
3:57
4:00
4:05
4:07
4:12
4:15

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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