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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
50
N
65
N
65
NNW
55
NW
50
NW
25
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
W
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
3
5
8
3
3
8
1
1
1
4
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-23
-25
-24
-26
-29
-28
-28
-25
-22
-8
-11
-16
-13
-8
-7
-10
-9
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
500
450
500
500
500
600
650
650
1200
550
500
500
750
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-13-13-14-14-14-12-10-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-6-7-10-10-11-11-10-12-12-11-9-7-7-7-6-6-5-5-5-6-7-4-4-4-3-5-5-5-8-10-7-7-3-2-6-6-6-7
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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
57 minutes ago
0° C
-
70
Gales from the NW
(70 kph at 324).
91
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 30).
1.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Mist -.
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 40).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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