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

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 -10°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

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
45
NNE
55
N
65
N
65
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
12
5
5
7
1
2
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-14
-13
-10
-10
-12
-12
-9
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-25
-26
-27
-29
-24
-24
-21
-14
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-12
-16
-17
-16
-15
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 -10°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
1.1 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
44 minutes ago
-1° C
-
152
Extremely windy from the NNW
(152 kph at 343).
183
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 10).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 22).
48

* 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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