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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
SE
50
SE
45
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
45
SSE
60
SE
55
SSE
80
W
70
W
85
SSW
100
SW
95
SW
115
SW
80
SSW
90
SSW
80
WSW
max °C
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-7
-5
0
2
3
4
0
-1
-5
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-8
-7
-3
2
2
0
-1
-1
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-12
-12
-13
-14
-20
-19
-14
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-26
1050
1200
1400
1350
850
500
250
900
1050
300
150
1150
3100
2500
3200
1400
1300
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
650
600
600
600
550
500
550
600
700
600
850
9150
700
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-2-2-4-3-3-4-8-6-2232-1-1-811210-2-10-1-5-4155423-566752235621610119793
Sunrise
11:17
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
Sunset
2:51
2:52
2:52
2:52
2:53
2:55

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: overcast
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
7° C
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 91).
57
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.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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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