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

IcAskja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11pm Thu 26 Jan Local Time
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

(Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

(Days 10-12):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
clear
moderate snow
snow showers
clear
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
clear
snow showers
partially cloudy
cloudy
some clouds clear some clouds some clouds cloudy some clouds clear some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds light snow snow shwrs clear mod. snow snow shwrs clear cloudy cloudy some clouds some clouds light snow snow shwrs clear clear some clouds light snow snow shwrs some clouds cloudy some clouds snow shwrs clear snow shwrs some clouds cloudy
Wind km/h
100
SW
110
WSW
115
WSW
80
W
50
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
15
NW
10
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
10
ENE
45
NNE
55
N
10
NE
20
SSW
75
SSE
85
SW
65
SW
40
S
75
WSW
95
WSW
100
WSW
65
S
70
S
80
SW
70
SSW
60
SSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
65
SW
85
S
70
WSW
60
WSW
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Snow
 cm
- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 8 - 7 8 - - - - - 2 1 - - - 2 2 - - - 1 - 2 - -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
1 -11 -11 -7 -4 -3 -5 -10 -10 -12 -11 -12 -8 -10 -10 -13 -14 -9 0 0 -3 0 -8 -13 -8 -4 -1 -5 -9 -8 -10 -12 -11 -9 -8 -7
Min °C
-11 -12 -11 -10 -6 -4 -9 -10 -11 -13 -12 -12 -10 -12 -12 -18 -17 -11 -9 -2 -3 -3 -11 -13 -13 -6 -2 -10 -9 -9 -12 -12 -12 -10 -9 -8
 Feels °C
-19 -38 -37 -22 -15 -16 -21 -20 -20 -20 -19 -25 -20 -15 -22 -28 -20 -18 -14 -19 -18 -20 -26 -35 -23 -20 -17 -22 -26 -23 -19 -25 -28 -29 -24 -20
 Freezing Level m
800 0 0 0 350 950 300 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 150 1550 950 1050 250 0 0 100 1000 0 50 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
1-11-11-7-4-3-5-10-10-12-11-12-8-10-10-13-14-900-30-8-13-8-4-1-5-9-8-10-12-11-9-8-73-8-7-4-20-2-6-7-9-10-10-6-8-7-10-15-92304-5-9-6-12-2-5-5-6-9-8-5-6-510-102264-2-3-3-7-40-3-1-3-16-107105102-2-148501-1-5-22-2-1
Sunrise
- 10:10 - - 10:07 - - 10:03 - - 10:00 - - 9:56 - - 9:53 - - 9:51 - - 9:48 - - 9:44 - - 9:41 - - 9:37 - - 9:33 -
Sunset
- - 4:29 - - 4:32 - - 4:36 - - 4:39 - - 4:44 - - 4:46 - - 4:51 - - 4:53 - - 4:58 - - 5:00 - - 5:05 - - 5:07

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun 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 Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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
5.6° C
cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
70 km
95 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9.0° C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
50 km
Veidivatnahraun
110 km SSW
648m alt.
2 hours ago
3.3° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
5.8° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
SHIP6950
119 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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