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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
E
35
ENE
45
NE
45
NNE
55
N
60
N
55
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
3
5
14
5
6
8
1
3
5
2
2
3
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-22
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-22
-20
-17
-15
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
650
500
500
500
450
500
500
500
450
450
450
500
450
1650
1400
550
1300
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-12-11-10-7-5-5-5-5-6-12-10-9-10-9-9-11-12-11-11-10-9-8-5-3-4-3-4-5-9-6-3-3-3-2-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-5-2-3-4-3-5
Sunrise
10:55
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:41
Sunset
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:48
3:51

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, gales from the NNW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
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
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
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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