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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
85
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
40
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
80
ESE
75
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
55
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
max °C
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-7
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-10
-10
-8
-7
-12
-13
-14
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-17
-17
-16
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
1000
500
0
0
0
50
700
900
950
650
650
450
250
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
550
600
650
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-6-5-6-6-4-4-4-5-5-6-8-8-10-10-8-7-1-3-5-4-4-4-1-1-1-3-2-4-5-6-7-7-6-560-5-5-1146644310-1-3-3-1
Sunrise
10:33
10:30
10:27
10:25
10:22
10:18
Sunset
4:00
4:05
4:07
4:12
4:15
4:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales 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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 220 degs)
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 195).
9
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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

* 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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