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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
SE
45
SE
55
SE
45
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
55
SE
60
SE
75
SE
75
W
55
WSW
75
SSW
60
SSW
70
SSW
80
SSW
75
SW
45
SSW
65
W
 cm 
1
9
10
 mm 
0.1
0.1
max°C
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-8
-5
-1
1
3
2
0
-2
-8
min°C
-4
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-7
-9
-8
-3
0
1
0
-1
-6
-11
chill°C 
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-10
-12
-13
-14
-19
-22
-20
-13
-9
-8
-10
-9
-12
-26
Freezing level (m
750
1050
1200
1350
1150
250
0
900
900
1050
200
0
1200
1400
2000
2050
1550
1250
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
700
650
600
550
500
500
550
600
800
600
700
750
700
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-2-2-1-2-3-4-3-4-5-9-7-2121-1-4-10-1112-1-1-2-1-1-2-5-513543-1-736673115651-16889851
Sunrise
11:17
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
11:18
Sunset
2:51
2:52
2:52
2:52
2:53
2:55

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 74).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours 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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