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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
55
E
50
E
40
E
35
E
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
NE
1
2
1
max °C
-6
-10
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-9
-10
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-5
-5
-18
-20
-18
-18
-18
-17
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-17
-13
-10
-5
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
650
600
600
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-6-5-5-6-7-7-6-6-7-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-6-4-4-51-2-3-2-4-3-7-7-1-2-100-1-1-2-1-2-6
Sunrise
10:18
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
10:03
Sunset
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
5 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
5 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
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.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).

* 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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