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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Mon night, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
55
E
60
E
50
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
25
ESE
40
ESE
55
ESE
1
1
1
1
3
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-16
-13
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-12
-15
-14
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
450
350
400
350
450
550
600
650
650
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-9-9-10-8-7-6-6-7-6-7-7-6-6-5-6-5-7-6-5-7-7-8-6-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-3-2-3-3-211-2-2-2-2122323233444
Sunrise
10:10
10:07
10:03
10:00
9:56
9:53
Sunset
4:29
4:32
4:36
4:39
4:44
4:46

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Mon night, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the E 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 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: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 090 degs)
(15 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours 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.
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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