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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
50
WSW
45
SSW
85
SW
90
SW
120
SW
80
SW
55
SSW
40
SSW
55
S
80
WSW
95
WSW
85
WSW
1
1
2
0.1
max °C
0
0
1
0
0
-4
-1
2
6
8
8
5
2
2
-6
-6
-2
min °C
-1
-1
-1
0
-5
-5
-3
1
4
8
6
3
2
-5
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-9
-7
-15
-15
-12
-9
-4
0
-1
-4
-5
-16
-21
-21
-18
1050
650
650
1050
1000
0
0
1300
3000
3300
3000
2850
1950
1300
150
0
550
Cloud base (m)
750
550
550
550
500
650
550
600
700
600
8400
750
600
600
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-3-6-7-4-226521-5-10-10-7-1-100-3-5-2258742-2-7-7-433564-129111311765114
Sunrise
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
Sunset
2:52
2:52
2:52
2:53
2:55
2:56

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 91).
26
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Mist -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
ASCATC345E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATC344E64N
159 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 127).
- km

* 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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