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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
35
WNW
55
W
95
W
65
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
25
WNW
20
N
40
N
35
N
25
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
W
2
max °C
2
2
-2
-8
-12
-8
-8
-11
-15
-17
-16
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
min °C
1
1
-7
-11
-13
-11
-8
-13
-17
-18
-17
-15
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-9
-6
-8
-21
-24
-26
-22
-16
-24
-31
-31
-28
-21
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-9
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
600
600
600
4350
1750
600
600
600
600
8150
8500
600
600
600
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 279).
15
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 260 degs)
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
>70 km
Mid: clear
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).

* 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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