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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
75
ESE
80
ESE
95
ESE
75
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
4
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-6
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-8
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-12
-14
-16
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
450
0
0
0
400
800
900
800
900
1000
850
200
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
600
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-6-5-3-4-5-3-3-5-7-7-8-8-8-8-3-5-5-4-3-1-1-2-10-2-4-4-6-7-8-9-1-4-5-23455665110-4-7-9
Sunrise
10:30
10:27
10:25
10:22
10:18
Sunset
4:00
4:05
4:07
4:12
4:15
4:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

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
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
3° C
-
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 75).
54
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: few
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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