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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
55
E
60
E
70
E
65
ENE
50
ENE
30
E
60
ESE
60
SE
60
SSE
80
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
55
SW
20
SE
65
SSW
85
SSW
70
SW
50
SW
 cm 
1
4
3
2
1
2
2
6
3
1
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
min°C
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
chill°C 
-17
-18
-21
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-13
-10
-16
-16
-16
-17
Freezing level (m
450
450
300
300
250
350
400
950
500
800
650
750
900
550
750
850
850
650
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
450
450
450
500
500
400
400
1250
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-8-8-8-7-5-4-5-4-5-4-3-4-5-4-5-6-4-4-6-5-5-5-3-1-2-1-2-1-1-3-1-1-2-2332222343544435653
Sunrise
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:06
11:07
11:08
Sunset
2:57
2:56
2:56
2:55
2:53
2:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 300 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 73).
31
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours 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
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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