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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
5
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
70
ESE
35
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNE
40
NNW
40
NW
40
N
35
N
25
N
20
NNE
2
3
4
1
5
17
4
max °C
-10
-11
-15
-16
-16
-13
-13
-13
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
min °C
-11
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-13
-11
-12
-13
-14
-16
-20
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-22
-25
-23
-23
-23
-26
-25
-22
-23
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
900
550
600
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-16-16-16-15-14-13-12-13-14-13-14-13-11-12-13-14-8-10-13-14-14-14-12-11-10-11-11-11-11-10-8-9-11-12-4-4-9-10-11-12-10-10-7-10-8-8-6-5-3-2-8-9
Sunrise
11:07
11:04
11:03
11:00
10:59
10:56
Sunset
3:17
3:19
3:22
3:25
3:27
3:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 14).
9
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
1.5 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
41 minutes ago
0° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
>70 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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