Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the S by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
E
15
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
SSW
25
S
45
S
65
S
60
SSE
50
SSE
2
1
2
2
6
2
1
max °C
-13
-13
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-13
-13
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-22
-20
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-15
-13
-11
-11
-16
-15
-14
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
850
650
600
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
550
550
600
600
600
550
750
600
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-10-9-8-9-10-10-9-8-9-8-5-4-5-4-4-4-11-12-9-8-7-8-8-8-7-6-7-8-6-4-3-1-2-2-5-6-7-9-9-6-6-4-2-2-4-7-7-6-1644
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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the S by Sun 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
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
moderate snow
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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