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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
20
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
10
NNE
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
50
SSE
55
SE
65
SE
70
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
1
5
5
3
3
1
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-2
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-13
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-14
-16
-13
-8
-10
-13
-15
-14
-16
-15
-12
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
0
0
0
0
350
600
600
800
950
950
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
550
600
600
600
550
700
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-9-8-8-7-8-7-3-3-5-5-4-5-4-3-4-8-8-8-7-6-5-5-5-5-4-3-4-4-2-2-1-1-1-7-8-6-4-2011-4-6-5-3045554
Sunrise
10:48
10:45
10:41
10:40
10:37
10:33
Sunset
3:44
3:48
3:51
3:53
3:57
4:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
1.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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