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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 24 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
60
E
55
E
45
E
45
E
55
E
60
E
50
E
50
SE
35
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
SE
25
ESE
1
1
3
2
1
6
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-8
-6
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-17
-16
-18
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-21
-20
-18
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
150
300
450
200
600
700
600
350
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
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Sunrise
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
10:03
10:00
Sunset
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36
4:39

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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 Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat night, gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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
-
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs)
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
36 minutes 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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