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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
45
WNW
25
W
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
W
25
W
40
W
65
W
35
NW
45
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
1
1
max °C
0
0
-1
-2
-2
0
1
0
-1
-2
-5
-9
-10
-10
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
min °C
-1
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-4
-7
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-13
-13
-16
-10
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-9
-14
-18
-20
-21
-20
-24
-24
-22
-21
-22
1200
950
850
0
0
850
1800
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
650
850
650
600
600
600
550
550
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-4-5-3-311-1-6-9-13-12-13-16-17-15-16-17-10-1-3-2-110-1-3-6-10-11-11-13-14-13-13-153652041-2-130-3-6-6-6-7-8-7-10
Sunrise
11:17
11:17
11:15
11:15
11:12
11:11
Sunset
2:59
3:00
3:03
3:03
3:07
3:08

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

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.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the NW
(91 kph at 317).
115
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 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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