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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
5
SE
10
SW
20
W
10
WSW
10
NE
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SE
45
E
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
30
S
10
E
20
NNW
20
NW
15
SSE
 cm 
1
1
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-3
-5
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
min°C
-4
-5
-6
-5
-8
-8
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-7
-6
chill°C 
-6
-7
-11
-5
-14
-14
-7
-7
-12
-13
-7
-7
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-8
Freezing level (m
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
500
450
500
3600
450
450
450
500
600
500
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-7-10-9-6-6-7-6-6-6-5-5-7-8-9-7-4-4-6-5-7-7-4-4-5-4-3-3-3-3-5-5-6-51-2-5-4-5-5-5-5-411-1-1-3-2-1-1-4
Sunrise
11:08
11:11
11:11
11:14
11:15
11:15
Sunset
2:52
2:52
2:52
2:51
2:51
2:51

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 168 degs) was rejected.
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
light rain
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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