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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
40
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
40
SE
35
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
25
E
1
5
3
2
1
max °C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-4
-6
-6
-7
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-22
-21
-20
-18
-16
-15
-14
-17
-18
-16
-11
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
500
300
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
1750
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-10-9-6-6-7-8-9-9-8-10-9-7-6-7-8-7-9-8-7-4-4-5-6-8-7-8-9-7-5-4-4-5-1-5-5-311-2-3-4-6-8-7-3-2231
Sunrise
9:41
9:37
9:33
9:30
9:26
Sunset
4:58
5:00
5:05
5:07
5:12
5:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

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
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 050 degs)
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 333).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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