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

IcAskja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sun
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
35
SE
50
SE
75
ESE
85
ESE
10
ESE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
0
NNW
15
SE
5
SW
5
S
5
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
45
SE
15
ESE
50
SW
65
SE
40
S
45
SSW
35
S
40
ENE
120
W
T iceland.wind.12.cc23
T iceland.wind.36.cc23
T iceland.wind.60.cc23
T iceland.wind.84.cc23
T iceland.wind.108.cc23
T iceland.wind.132.cc23
T iceland.wind.156.cc23
T iceland.wind.180.cc23
T iceland.wind.204.cc23
T iceland.wind.228.cc23
T iceland.wind.252.cc23
T iceland.wind.276.cc23
T iceland.wind.300.cc23
 cm 
3
3
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
3
4
1.0
3
2.0
1.0
9
4
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
-2
-3
0
1
-2
-2
-2
-6
min°C
-8
-5
-4
-8
-7
-3
-4
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-11
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-7
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
0
-2
-3
-5
-7
chill°C 
-12
-9
-10
-17
-18
-14
-12
-11
-13
-15
-13
-13
-14
-15
-10
-16
-12
-11
-10
-14
-15
-16
-14
-12
-10
-7
-7
-11
-13
-12
-11
-8
-11
-11
-17
-21
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
650
500
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
500
950
700
450
600
1150
700
0
700
100
Cloud base (m)
550
500
450
400
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
1950
600
550
550
650
600
550
550
600
550
500
500
500
450
450
500
550
450
5950
1300
300
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:25
10:22
10:18
10:15
10:12
10:10
10:07
10:03
10:00
9:56
9:53
9:51
Sunset
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36
4:39
4:44
4:46
4:51

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 312).
15
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
SHIP8804
164 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1484
164 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP8570
164 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2609
164 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5316
164 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP1129
164 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1824
164 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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