Askja weather
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Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
E
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
15
E
15
SSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
W
 cm 
2
7
5
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
min°C
-8
-7
-8
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
chill°C 
-20
-12
-14
-13
-14
-14
-11
-12
-10
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-6
0
-2
Freezing level (m
0
50
50
350
0
300
300
300
0
400
550
1100
1000
0
850
300
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
400
450
450
450
500
500
500
550
600
750
700
650
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-8-6-6-6-7-7-6-6-5-3-1-1-2-200-6-4-5-3-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-1-1-10-1-10-110-1-2-1321231102-1-1-2
Sunrise
11:14
11:15
11:15
11:17
11:18
11:18
Sunset
2:51
2:51
2:51
2:51
2:52
2:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the ENE
(91 kph at 76).
115
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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