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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
25
W
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
40
SE
max °C
-8
-9
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
min °C
-8
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-12
-17
-19
-18
-18
-16
-15
-14
-15
-14
-10
-11
-13
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
700
600
600
600
5100
700
600
700
600
5300
650
650
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:12
11:11
11:10
11:08
11:07
11:04
Sunset
3:07
3:08
3:11
3:14
3:17
3:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 322).
61
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light rain
Freezing drizzle.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
205 km WSW
120m alt.
27 minutes ago
Dry
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 79).
6
230 km SW
101m alt.
36 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
2
SHIP1782
239 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3959
239 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2026
239 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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