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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SSW
20
SSE
65
SSE
70
SSE
70
SSE
70
SE
35
SSW
45
SSE
10
SE
20
S
20
S
25
SE
70
SE
85
SE
80
SE
60
ESE
55
ESE
70
ESE
1
2
4
4
8
7
3
2
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-9
-10
-18
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-12
-12
-12
-12
-15
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
0
0
0
800
900
850
250
0
0
0
0
0
900
950
1050
900
800
750
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
600
500
500
600
550
1700
600
550
550
500
500
450
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-6-5-4-4-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-3-3-4-5-5-5-4-4-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-100-1-1-1-7-6-1666-2-3-3-4-4-1666556
Sunrise
10:40
10:37
10:33
10:30
10:27
10:25
Sunset
3:53
3:57
4:00
4:05
4:07
4:12

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
0

* 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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