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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
55
NE
45
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
55
E
60
ESE
55
E
50
ESE
45
ENE
55
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
55
NNE
 cm 
3
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
15
4
1
2
3
2
3
13
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-9
-11
-11
-9
min°C
-9
-8
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
-8
-10
-12
-11
-10
chill°C 
-21
-19
-20
-20
-22
-22
-20
-19
-17
-15
-14
-14
-15
-18
-21
-24
-23
-23
Freezing level (m
100
250
150
0
0
0
0
0
350
650
850
950
750
600
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
500
500
550
550
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-10-10-11-11-9-9-7-5-4-4-5-7-10-12-11-10-6-5-6-8-8-8-6-6-4-2-1-1-2-4-7-9-8-6121-2-2-2-10355653-1-2-21
Sunrise
10:40
10:42
10:45
10:48
10:51
10:53
Sunset
3:11
3:08
3:07
3:04
3:03
3:02

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
-
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 4).
94
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
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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