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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 24 Dec Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
130
SW
105
SW
75
SW
70
SSW
75
SSW
90
W
95
W
50
WNW
35
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
70
W
75
W
60
WNW
35
W
70
WNW
50
WNW
2
max °C
4
6
2
0
0
-9
-8
0
1
2
1
-4
-5
-4
-1
-3
-4
min °C
4
4
1
-1
-6
-9
-9
-6
1
2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-8
-10
-18
-23
-24
-17
-6
-6
-13
-15
-17
-12
-15
-14
-15
3350
3100
3150
1500
1250
350
300
0
0
2300
0
850
800
850
550
400
750
Cloud base (m)
600
750
950
750
600
650
750
9200
650
600
600
600
600
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
452-1-3-9-9-312-1-4-5-5-4-4-577420-6-5-301-1-1-2-2-2-2-2131287632-2-2-11655224
Sunrise
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:17
11:17
Sunset
2:53
2:55
2:56
2:56
2:59
3:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW 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.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 185).
81
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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