Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
ENE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
35
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ENE
25
N
25
NNW
10
ESE
 cm 
1
1
1
3
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-8
-7
min°C
-5
-3
-4
-6
-5
-8
-8
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
chill°C 
-9
-3
-7
-10
-8
-13
-12
-5
-9
-13
-14
-8
-8
-9
-9
-12
-14
-16
-11
Freezing level (m
0
300
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
500
450
500
1350
500
450
450
550
450
600
450
450
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-7-8-8-10-9-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-9-9-10-9-4-3-4-5-5-8-7-5-5-6-5-4-4-4-5-6-6-8-8-11-1-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-1-1-2-2-3-21-2-6
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 Sat night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 292).
6
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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