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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
ESE
30
ESE
50
SE
45
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
5
1
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
max °C
-11
-9
-5
-6
-6
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-11
-10
-8
-6
-7
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-11
-13
-21
-19
-18
-16
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-19
-20
-23
-25
0
0
0
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
800
550
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-7-6-7-9-9-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-8-9-11-12-8-8-4-3-5-7-8-8-8-7-6-5-5-4-5-7-7-10-4-322-1-5-8-4-7-5-2122100-3
Sunrise
9:41
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 -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
46 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 317 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
46 minutes ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.

* 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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