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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed morning).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
E
15
E
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
35
E
15
NW
70
WSW
115
SW
105
SW
45
S
2
5
max °C
-9
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-3
-2
-3
-4
-13
-9
-4
-2
min °C
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-4
-3
-3
-8
-16
-10
-6
-4
-15
-17
-16
-19
-20
-18
-16
-15
-14
-9
-10
-11
-21
-32
-26
-20
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
450
0
0
200
250
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
1750
450
400
500
550
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:34
8:30
Sunset
5:52
5:55
5:59
6:02
6:06
6:08

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SW by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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 10 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.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 6).
20
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
4.5 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB344E64N
163 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
174 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 75).
- km
177 km NW
17m alt.
4 hours ago
-
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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