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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon night, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
50
ENE
50
E
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
E
45
E
45
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
 cm 
2
2
1
2
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-7
-8
-7
min°C
-5
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-6
-7
-8
-8
chill°C 
-11
-9
-8
-9
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-16
Freezing level (m
150
300
750
700
750
550
600
550
450
400
400
550
500
400
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-6-8-10-11-10-5-3-1-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-5-7-8-812555444333332-1-3-4
Sunrise
10:51
10:53
10:56
10:59
11:00
Sunset
3:04
3:03
3:02
3:00
2:57
2:56

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Mon night, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
37 minutes ago
7° C
-
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 62).
70
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
0.6 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
ASCATB344E64N
150 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
151 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 37).
- km
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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