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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
70
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
2
9
4
2
4
2
1
4
2
2
2
max °C
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-11
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-14
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-21
-21
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
400
350
100
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
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-9-8-8-7-7-8-9-12-13-13-15-15-16-16-15-9-9-8-8-6-5-4-4-5-6-8-10-10-12-13-13-13-14-11-8-7-6-402321-1-4-4-5-9-9-10-15
Sunrise
9:33
9:30
9:26
9:23
9:19
9:17
Sunset
5:07
5:12
5:15
5:19
5:22
5:25

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu 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
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
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.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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).

* 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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