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

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Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 am Thu 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
40
E
50
E
45
E
50
ENE
60
ENE
75
NE
80
NE
60
NE
40
NNE
25
N
10
NNW
35
W
40
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
10
WSW
5
ESE
20
ENE
40
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SE
T iceland.wind.18.cc23
T iceland.wind.42.cc23
T iceland.wind.66.cc23
T iceland.wind.90.cc23
T iceland.wind.114.cc23
T iceland.wind.138.cc23
T iceland.wind.162.cc23
T iceland.wind.186.cc23
T iceland.wind.210.cc23
T iceland.wind.234.cc23
T iceland.wind.258.cc23
T iceland.wind.282.cc23
 cm 
2.0
2.0
4
2.0
3
11
4
4
1.0
1.0
1.0
3
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-9
-9
-9
min°C
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-12
-9
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-13
-10
-9
-11
chill°C 
-26
-24
-22
-24
-23
-25
-26
-25
-25
-27
-26
-26
-22
-22
-22
-14
-15
-18
-16
-15
-16
-14
-18
-20
-26
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-14
-9
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
450
500
500
550
550
650
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-15-15-14-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-10-11-12-8-6-7-8-8-8-9-12-13-14-14-14-14-15-16-15-15-12-10-9-10-15-14-13-13-13-11-10-11-10-10-9-8-7-8-10-8-6-7-7-7-7-8-10-10-12-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-13-11-11-12-13-12-11-11-11-7-4-6-5-4-2-10-2-7-11-7-6-6-7-6-6-6-5-7-10-11-11-10-12-15-14-16-16-16-15
Sunrise
10:07
10:11
10:14
10:18
10:21
10:23
10:26
10:30
10:33
10:37
10:40
10:42
Sunset
3:37
3:33
3:30
3:29
3:26
3:22
3:21
3:18
3:15
3:14
3:11
3:08

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 334).
35
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP6982
119 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6848
119 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2708
119 km SE
15m alt.
3 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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