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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
ENE
45
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
N
55
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
10
SW
3
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
max °C
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
-12
-10
-7
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-11
-8
-25
-25
-22
-21
-17
-18
-18
-24
-24
-26
-28
-29
-30
-29
-25
-21
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
650
650
600
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
700
650
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-13-12-12-13-14-15-15-16-16-16-15-13-11-8-10-10-11-10-11-11-12-13-13-13-14-13-13-14-12-10-8-4-7-8-6-10-12-12-12-11-9-9-8-6-12-12-10-9
Sunrise
10:59
10:56
10:55
10:52
10:49
Sunset
3:25
3:27
3:30
3:34
3:37
3:41

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 7).
19
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours 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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