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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
60
E
65
E
55
E
50
E
70
E
75
E
65
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
45
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
3
2
1
4
2
3
1
1
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-15
-18
-19
-21
-22
-21
-20
-17
-18
-20
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
400
200
200
350
550
700
850
750
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-9-9-9-9-8-7-8-8-7-6-5-4-5-6-7-7-6-6-7-6-7-7-5-5-6-5-4-3-2-1-2-4-4-5-8-4-2-2-21221224554-2-10
Sunrise
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
10:03
10:00
Sunset
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36
4:39

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

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
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 310 degs)
(13 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).

* 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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