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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 08 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
35
NNE
45
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
25
WNW
35
W
25
W
1
2
4
2
4
9
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-9
-11
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-11
-10
-7
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-11
-12
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-15
-13
-10
-10
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-19
-23
-25
-25
-26
-28
-26
-23
-20
-23
-20
-20
0
0
0
0
200
400
350
150
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
2150
650
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-9-8-7-8-10-12-14-15-16-15-14-15-12-10-9-8-6-6-6-5-4-5-7-9-11-13-13-13-13-14-11-7-6-3-1-1-12320-4-6-7-9-10-9-13-8-4-3
Sunrise
9:30
9:26
9:23
9:19
9:17
9:14
Sunset
5:12
5:15
5:19
5:22
5:25
5:29

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 314).
7
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.
2 hours 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.
2 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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