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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
60
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
10
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
35
SSW
65
SSE
65
SSE
30
S
15
E
10
2
1
5
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-6
-3
-3
-6
-27
-23
-22
-16
-17
-18
-15
-15
-14
-14
-10
-13
-14
-10
-13
-16
-13
-10
-6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
1000
1000
650
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
550
600
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-11-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-8-6-5-5-3-3-5-11-12-12-10-9-8-8-8-7-7-6-6-7-6-4-20-1-3-4-5-7-8-10-9-7-6-5-4-6-5-7-8-52652
Sunrise
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:41
10:40
10:37
Sunset
3:41
3:44
3:48
3:51
3:53
3:57

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SSE by Sat 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 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 NNW
(31 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
>70 km
Mid: scattered
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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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