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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 04 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
70
ESE
50
ESE
30
ENE
45
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
2
1
2
3
max °C
-9
-8
-9
-9
-11
-14
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
min °C
-11
-9
-9
-10
-12
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-13
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
-14
-21
-18
-16
-16
-18
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-25
-25
-23
-24
-21
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
4450
700
800
550
600
600
600
600
600
550
700
550
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-10-12-15-16-16-16-14-14-12-11-12-13-12-13-14-10-8-7-7-9-13-14-15-15-13-13-10-9-10-10-9-11-12-9-7-4-2-4-8-11-13-13-13-13-10-6-5-5-5-8-9
Sunrise
11:08
11:07
11:04
11:03
11:00
10:59
Sunset
3:14
3:17
3:19
3:22
3:25
3:27

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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 -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
60 km
Mid: overcast
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
44 minutes ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 349).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
44 minutes ago
-1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
44 minutes ago
-1° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
50 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 330).

* 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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