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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tue
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
55
W
100
W
70
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
45
W
30
NNW
1
max °C
2
-1
-8
-13
-7
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-9
min °C
1
-7
-12
-13
-12
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-8
-10
-13
-8
-21
-25
-26
-23
-15
-19
-20
-22
-20
-14
-16
-17
-16
-12
-21
-18
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
550
600
600
600
5200
5300
650
600
600
5600
800
650
600
7200
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-4-10-13-10-9-11-13-13-12-10-10-10-10-8-9-111-2-7-10-8-8-9-12-12-11-10-9-9-9-8-7-9-21-1-4-6-5-7-9-10-10-10-8-6-9-7-4-5
Sunrise
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 afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 26).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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