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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 30 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SSE
5
W
5
E
10
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
50
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
65
ESE
1
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-14
-16
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-14
-16
-19
-18
-19
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
800
0
400
550
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
650
550
550
550
500
550
550
750
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-7-6-7-8-5-4-4-4-4-5-6-7-8-8-10-4-5-5-6-6-6-4-2-1-2-4-3-4-7-7-6-7-2-4-6-6-6-3-5-142-321-6-5-2-3
Sunrise
9:56
9:53
9:51
9:48
9:44
Sunset
4:39
4:44
4:46
4:51
4:53
4:58

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, gales from the ESE by Wed 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: overcast
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
-3° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.4 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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 W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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