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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 08 Dec 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 -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
E
45
E
45
E
55
E
65
ENE
70
NE
50
NE
35
E
45
E
75
E
30
SSE
35
ENE
50
SSW
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
40
ESE
 cm 
1
1
5
3
3
2
1
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
min°C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
chill°C 
-12
-13
-13
-14
-17
-16
-15
-13
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
650
400
400
400
200
250
300
350
550
700
0
400
800
650
600
0
500
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
600
600
4400
500
500
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-7-7-9-8-8-7-5-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-4-4-4-6-5-5-5-3-1-3-3-2-2-2-4-34333222345-13322-31
Sunrise
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 010 degs)
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
39 minutes ago
5° C
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 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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