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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 03 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
20
E
40
ESE
35
E
55
SE
40
SE
25
ESE
40
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
1
1
1
max °C
-6
-8
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-4
-6
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-7
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-16
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-19
-14
-15
-16
-17
-18
-17
-14
-15
-15
-16
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-11-11-11-10-9-5-7-8-8-10-9-8-9-9-9-4-6-7-8-9-8-6-4-5-7-7-7-8-8-9-7-81-2-1-2-3-3-101-4-5-3-7-10-7-5-5
Sunrise
9:44
9:41
9:37
9:33
9:30
Sunset
4:53
4:58
5:00
5:05
5:07
5:12

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
ASCATB345E64N
151 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 76).
- km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
ASCATB344E64N
155 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 78).
- 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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