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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
E
25
SE
10
NE
30
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
 cm 
 mm 
1.6
1
1.8
0.6
0.6
5
4
2
1.9
0.6
2
1.3
2
1.1
max°C
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
8
6
6
-1
-4
-4
-3
min°C
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
4
1
-4
-4
-4
-4
chill°C 
0
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-5
-5
-2
-1
0
0
2
-3
-7
-7
-7
-7
Freezing level (m
600
550
400
450
400
200
300
200
300
300
650
800
800
950
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
5950
5350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-6-4-3-3-5-5-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-4-10-1-2-3-3-3-344333222225554-3-4-4-4
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:06
11:07
Sunset
3:00
2:57
2:56
2:56
2:55
2:53

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 56).
19
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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