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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
 km/h
70
SSW
65
W
85
W
50
WNW
45
WSW
75
W
65
W
70
W
55
WNW
15
WNW
45
W
55
WNW
20
WNW
0
SW
30
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
50
W
25
WNW
5
max °C
-1
-7
-7
0
1
3
4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-5
-4
-4
-7
min °C
-2
-9
-9
-5
1
2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
-9
-13
-22
-23
-16
-6
-7
-13
-14
-12
-11
-14
-14
-5
-6
-16
-13
-13
-18
-17
1300
400
0
0
0
0
1350
850
1000
700
0
800
850
600
500
550
350
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
600
700
700
5950
600
600
600
650
600
600
600
650
600
600
600
600
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-8-8-3131-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-7-6-5-6-82-5-5-3011-10-1-2-1-2-3-3-3-3-4-5831-2-2-22455344433002
Sunrise
11:18
11:18
11:17
11:17
11:15
11:15
Sunset
2:56
2:56
2:59
3:00
3:03
3:03

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 78 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours 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
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
>70 km
Mid: few
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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