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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
WSW
85
WSW
70
W
65
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
90
W
120
WNW
60
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
20
NW
45
W
max °C
2
3
-1
-3
-4
-4
-2
-3
2
2
2
2
-5
-7
-4
-3
-3
-4
min °C
0
2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
1
2
-6
-5
-8
-7
-3
-3
-6
-8
-7
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-12
-9
-6
-5
-20
-19
-20
-17
-10
-9
-16
0
2250
1050
1000
900
450
0
1050
1300
0
0
700
700
300
0
0
0
500
Cloud base (m)
4700
600
650
600
650
850
600
600
650
600
600
550
600
5150
9000
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
13-2-3-4-5-3-3122-2-5-8-6-3-3-50200-2-3-20111-1-2-5-5-3-3-3-224652-153-2-2251-3-2-32
Sunrise
11:18
11:17
11:17
11:15
11:15
11:12
Sunset
2:56
2:59
3:00
3:03
3:03
3:07

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 65).
30
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
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: scattered
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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