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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
50
SSE
60
SE
50
SSE
60
W
65
SW
105
SW
120
SW
140
SW
125
SW
70
SW
50
SSW
30
SSW
30
NW
85
W
95
W
1
1
8
8
0.2
0.1
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-6
-4
0
3
6
7
1
0
0
-9
-12
-7
min °C
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-6
-8
-5
-2
2
5
1
0
-1
-7
-10
-12
-12
-6
-8
-10
-12
-12
-17
-20
-16
-13
-8
-4
-9
-8
-9
-15
-24
-27
-28
1250
1000
200
600
1100
800
0
0
1300
3050
3200
3150
1650
1450
1350
200
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
600
550
500
500
1450
4650
600
650
550
9200
650
600
650
550
600
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-3-3-3-5-7-5-13641-1-4-10-12-101-1-2-10-3-5-3268743-1-7-9-6621463-11911141210950-30
Sunrise
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
Sunset
2:52
2:52
2:52
2:53
2:55
2:56

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, extremely windy from the SW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
56 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
56 minutes ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 349).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 190 degs)
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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