Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
SSE
45
SE
35
SE
50
SE
35
SSE
15
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
45
SE
60
SE
30
SE
60
S
65
WSW
55
SSW
70
SSW
60
SSW
90
SW
 cm 
1
 mm 
0.1
0.2
0.4
max°C
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-7
-1
2
3
2
min°C
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-6
-8
-5
1
3
-5
chill°C 
-8
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-17
-20
-16
-8
-5
-14
Freezing level (m
0
700
950
1200
1300
1000
850
0
800
1050
1050
600
250
350
2000
2450
1300
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
550
750
600
550
550
500
500
600
550
700
1700
750
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:17
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
Sunset
2:51
2:51
2:52
2:52
2:52
2:53

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 112).
7
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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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