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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNE
10
N
10
S
20
SSE
65
SSE
70
SSE
70
SE
80
SE
45
SE
20
WSW
15
S
40
ESE
55
ESE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
55
SE
3
4
1
8
2
1
4
max °C
-7
-7
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-11
-12
-11
-11
-18
-16
-15
-17
-13
-13
-14
-16
-13
-14
-13
-13
-16
0
0
0
0
0
800
850
750
700
350
0
250
800
600
500
900
1050
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
700
550
500
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:40
10:37
10:33
10:30
10:27
Sunset
3:51
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:05
4:07

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

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 NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC347E65N
193 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- 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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