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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 28 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
45
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
100
W
70
NW
45
NNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
25
N
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
N
1
2
7
1
1
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
2
3
2
-5
-7
-12
-7
-9
-14
-15
-19
-18
-17
min °C
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
1
1
-6
-10
-13
-12
-13
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-6
-8
-20
-23
-24
-23
-20
-30
-33
-33
-32
-31
900
750
0
0
1600
0
0
550
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
650
750
650
600
600
600
550
600
600
600
600
750
600
600
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-3122-6-9-13-10-11-16-17-19-18-18-1-2-3-2110-3-6-10-8-9-12-13-15-16-1554022-3-320-3-6-5-5-7-8-10-10
Sunrise
11:17
11:15
11:15
11:12
11:11
Sunset
2:59
3:00
3:03
3:03
3:07
3:08

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
2.7 km
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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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