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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
ENE
35
ESE
65
E
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SW
30
SSE
60
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
70
SE
65
SE
95
SE
90
SE
1
1
3
1
1
4
2
4
1
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-8
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-24
-24
-26
-26
-26
-23
-22
-18
-17
-14
-21
-22
-13
-15
-17
-16
-16
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
700
900
1150
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
2000
1450
600
650
500
450
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-11-11-9-6-6-6-5-4-3-12-11-9-10-10-10-11-11-11-9-9-7-5-4-3-2-11-9-9-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-6-7-5-414567
Sunrise
11:03
11:00
10:59
10:56
10:55
10:52
Sunset
3:22
3:25
3:27
3:30
3:34
3:37

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

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
Mid: sky obscured
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
17
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
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(9 kph at 190).
1.7 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB344E64N
164 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 54).
- 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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