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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
35
W
25
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
45
SSE
1
max °C
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-10
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-9
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-6
-17
-22
-23
-22
-21
-20
-16
-16
-17
-17
-12
-12
-14
-13
-14
-12
-10
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
700
600
600
600
5100
700
600
700
600
5300
650
650
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-14-13-13-11-9-9-9-9-7-6-7-7-7-6-5-6-8-10-12-12-12-10-9-9-9-8-7-6-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-6-10-11-11-10-9-9-9-8-8-7-7-7-6-5-5-1
Sunrise
11:12
11:11
11:10
11:08
11:07
11:04
Sunset
3:07
3:08
3:11
3:14
3:17
3:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 311).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
205 km WSW
120m alt.
32 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
Skógarnes
209 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 305 degs) was rejected.
hy2b347E66N
222 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 2).
- km
230 km SW
101m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 332).
0
SHIP3223
239 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
hy2b340E67N
239 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP5281
239 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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