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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
W
5
N
5
N
25
W
20
WSW
35
SE
45
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
E
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
WSW
 cm 
1
3
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-8
-9
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
min°C
-8
-10
-10
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
chill°C 
-13
-14
-14
-15
-12
-20
-17
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-9
-10
-11
-11
-9
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
300
400
350
250
250
0
0
300
600
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
2450
700
400
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
600
1350
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-9-7-6-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-7-6-4-4-5-5-3-3-3-3-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-5-41-2112111-3123
Sunrise
11:11
11:11
11:14
11:15
11:15
11:17
Sunset
2:52
2:52
2:51
2:51
2:51
2:51

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Shower -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
6
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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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