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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 31 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
70
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
45
W
55
W
30
WNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ESE
1
max °C
-8
-11
-5
-8
-10
-12
-12
-11
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
-6
-7
-9
-10
-9
min °C
-12
-13
-9
-9
-12
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-26
-24
-19
-16
-20
-21
-20
-17
-15
-17
-14
-12
-16
-18
-12
-15
-14
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
800
600
600
600
5550
700
600
600
700
600
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-7-9-11-13-12-11-9-9-8-6-6-7-8-10-10-10-7-10-6-7-9-11-11-11-9-8-8-6-5-5-6-8-9-9-1-5-4-4-6-8-10-11-10-8-7-6-4-2-2-3-7-9
Sunrise
11:15
11:12
11:11
11:10
11:08
11:07
Sunset
3:03
3:07
3:08
3:11
3:14
3:17

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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 -5°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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
Mid: mostly cloudy
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
59 minutes ago
5° C
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 323).
83
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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