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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
45
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
E
50
E
45
E
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
1
2
1
2
2
1
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-6
-6
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-10
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-16
-17
-18
-20
-18
-16
-16
-17
-20
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
500
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-8-10-9-7-7-7-9-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-5-6-8-7-7-7-6-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-6-630-1-2-5-6-8-5-3-4-1-10-1-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
10:22
10:18
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
Sunset
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32

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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 -6°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed 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 10 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
ASCATB344E64N
170 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
175 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 95).
- 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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