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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
S
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
40
SE
60
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
S
20
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
 cm 
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
min°C
-4
-5
-5
-7
-8
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-5
-5
-4
-7
chill°C 
-9
-10
-10
-12
-14
-7
-7
-10
-12
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
-10
-4
-14
Freezing level (m
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
0
50
350
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
450
500
500
500
600
400
550
450
450
450
550
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-8-9-9-6-6-6-5-5-6-5-5-7-7-6-8-4-5-5-7-6-4-4-4-2-3-3-3-2-4-5-4-6-2-4-5-6-4-5-5-14-2121-3-5-5-4
Sunrise
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: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 244).
7
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.

* 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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