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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri morning, gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
45
NE
35
NE
35
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
50
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
55
ENE
60
NE
45
NE
 cm 
2
2
4
1
4
3
2
6
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
7
 mm 
max°C
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
min°C
-6
-5
-6
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
chill°C 
-16
-14
-15
-17
-15
-16
-13
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-14
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level (m
50
200
150
0
0
0
50
250
350
300
750
850
800
500
300
450
500
350
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-10-10-9-8-7-7-5-4-5-6-6-8-7-7-8-6-5-6-8-7-7-5-4-5-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-4-5111-3-2-1122255533333
Sunrise
10:40
10:42
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:53
Sunset
3:11
3:08
3:07
3:04
3:03
3:02

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri morning, gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

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
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 47).
35
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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