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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
ESE
40
E
10
NW
15
ESE
20
SE
35
ESE
20
E
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
 cm 
3
5
1
 mm 
max°C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
0
4
min°C
-8
-4
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
2
chill°C 
-12
-11
-9
-13
-17
-9
-9
-9
-11
-9
-4
-8
-9
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-3
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
100
0
50
400
0
200
0
0
0
0
500
2150
Cloud base (m)
450
8150
450
400
400
450
450
450
450
500
500
550
5200
1500
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-6-7-9-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-4-2-1-23-7-4-4-5-6-5-4-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-4-2-1-13-5-4-5-5-2100010-4-2-6-5-3-123
Sunrise
11:11
11:14
11:15
11:15
11:17
11:18
Sunset
2:52
2:51
2:51
2:51
2:51
2:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 76 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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
-
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).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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