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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
10
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
ESE
1
1
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-5
min °C
-7
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-11
-16
-16
-14
-12
-10
-8
-10
-12
-16
-18
-20
-22
-22
-21
-20
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
700
650
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-8-6-4-4-3-4-5-6-8-9-10-11-11-11-7-6-7-7-5-3-2-1-3-4-5-6-6-7-8-8-8-6-6-6-7-6-4-22-2-2-2-40-1-3-2-3-4
Sunrise
9:53
9:51
9:48
9:44
9:41
Sunset
4:44
4:46
4:51
4:53
4:58
5:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu 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 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: sky obscured
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).

* 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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