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

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Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
55
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
10
S
65
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
10
SSE
5
SW
Wave Height Map
T iceland.wind.6.cc23
T iceland.wind.30.cc23
T iceland.wind.54.cc23
T iceland.wind.78.cc23
T iceland.wind.102.cc23
T iceland.wind.126.cc23
T iceland.wind.150.cc23
T iceland.wind.174.cc23
T iceland.wind.198.cc23
T iceland.wind.222.cc23
T iceland.wind.246.cc23
T iceland.wind.270.cc23
T iceland.wind.294.cc23
 cm 
 mm 
0.1
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
3
1.6
0.3
0.2
max°C
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
-8
-6
-9
-12
-10
-9
-4
-3
-2
-1
-5
-4
-4
0
-1
-3
-6
2
6
5
3
4
10
6
-1
1
2
3
-1
-1
min°C
-9
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-10
-8
-11
-12
-12
-10
-9
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
-4
-9
-4
4
2
3
3
2
-1
-1
0
1
2
-3
-2
chill°C 
-12
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-11
-16
-17
-17
-14
-12
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-4
-4
-13
-8
0
-6
-4
-4
-1
-10
-9
-8
-5
-2
-6
-2
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
850
300
400
550
750
800
0
0
0
400
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
650
600
600
600
550
550
550
550
4950
550
500
550
550
550
550
600
600
550
550
1600
500
500
650
1350
450
550
650
850
650
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-11-10-9-11-12-8-5-4-7-9-9-7-7-5-5-5-7-10-11-4-2-3-7-7-6-2-8-11-10-9-8-7-7-9-10-11-11-11-9-10-11-8-6-6-7-8-8-6-5-4-4-4-5-7-8-5-1-1-4-4-31-5-7-7-6-4-5-6-9-11-12-12-13-12-9-7-10-12-11-10-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-2-4-8-1543463-1123-2-2
Sunrise
10:51
10:53
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:06
11:07
11:08
11:11
11:11
11:14
Sunset
3:04
3:03
3:02
3:00
2:57
2:56
2:56
2:55
2:53
2:52
2:52
2:52

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6\°C on Thu night, min -13\°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1\°C on Sun afternoon, min -12\°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6\°C on Wed afternoon, min -9\°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 0 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.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
70 km
95 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Jokulheimar
106 km SSW
727m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 254).
6
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).

* 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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