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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Wed morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
ESE
45
SE
40
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
7
2
2
4
2
2
5
2
2
3
max °C
-10
-5
-5
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-10
-8
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-19
-18
-14
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-20
-22
-23
-23
0
0
550
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-6-7-8-9-10-10-8-8-8-9-8-9-10-11-11-8-4-3-5-8-9-9-9-7-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-9-413-1-9-8-9-8-5-1-2-111-10-3
Sunrise
9:37
9:33
9:30
9:26
9:23
Sunset
5:00
5:05
5:07
5:12
5:15
5:19

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Wed morning).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
51 minutes ago
2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
54
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
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
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
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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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