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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
45
ENE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ENE
40
NE
45
NNE
50
N
55
N
40
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
2
3
14
7
4
5
3
max °C
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-25
-22
-19
-19
-19
-20
-23
-24
-26
-26
-24
-25
-25
-22
-19
-17
-15
-14
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
600
600
550
600
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
700
700
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-13-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-9-10-11-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-8-10-12-12-11-11-8-4-3-3-5-8-7-8-8-7-5
Sunrise
10:59
10:56
10:55
10:52
10:49
10:48
Sunset
3:27
3:30
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 319).
63
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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