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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NE
30
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
SE
15
SSW
45
SSE
65
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
75
E
50
SSW
45
SE
45
E
20
NNW
2
5
4
2
2
1
6
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-17
-18
-15
-13
-11
-13
-10
-9
-15
-18
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
500
650
700
450
650
300
0
200
450
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
550
550
600
550
600
550
500
500
500
450
3250
550
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-8-7-7-6-4-5-6-5-5-5-6-7-7-7-7-8-7-6-5-5-6-6-4-4-3-2-2-3-3-4-5-4-4-5-3-10-2-4-6-6-144434-1-212
Sunrise
10:45
10:41
10:40
10:37
10:33
10:30
Sunset
3:48
3:51
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:05

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue 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
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Snow grains.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.8 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
1.5 km
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
2 hours ago
-
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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