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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
40
ENE
50
NE
55
NNE
60
N
60
N
50
NNW
40
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
2
6
20
4
4
4
max °C
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
min °C
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-25
-27
-27
-27
-25
-21
-21
-19
-20
-20
-21
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
650
550
550
500
450
500
500
500
600
1750
1300
600
500
500
550
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-13-12-12-12-13-13-14-13-12-12-11-12-12-12-13-13-11-11-11-10-9-9-10-11-12-12-11-11-10-11-12-12-12-11-9-10-9-6-2-2-4-4-7-8-11-10-8-8-11-11-8-6
Sunrise
10:56
10:55
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
Sunset
3:30
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:48

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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 Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the N 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 5 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
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
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.
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.

* 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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