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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
95
W
70
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
20
N
40
N
45
N
35
N
20
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
NW
1
3
1
max °C
2
1
2
-1
-7
-13
-6
-7
-10
-14
-17
-17
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
min °C
1
0
1
-7
-11
-13
-11
-8
-13
-16
-17
-17
-17
-10
-11
-13
-11
-9
-9
-6
-7
-8
-21
-24
-25
-22
-13
-23
-29
-31
-30
-27
-16
-16
-20
-18
-15
-18
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
600
600
600
600
600
600
4000
2200
600
600
600
600
6050
1650
5450
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
212-4-9-13-9-8-12-15-17-17-14-10-11-12-11-9-8101-3-6-10-7-7-9-12-14-15-13-11-10-12-11-8-7-1-1-111-3-5-4-5-5-7-9-12-11-9-11-10-8-6
Sunrise
11:15
11:15
11:12
11:11
11:10
11:08
Sunset
3:03
3:03
3:07
3:08
3:11
3:14

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
51 minutes ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 43).
9
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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
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.
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.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC344E64N
166 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 243).
- km

* 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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