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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
45
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
15
NW
20
W
80
WSW
40
SW
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SW
50
SSW
35
SW
10
S
20
SSW
15
W
2
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-14
-12
-3
-2
0
1
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-8
min °C
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-14
-14
-14
-9
-3
-1
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-24
-20
-18
-11
-15
-22
-22
-23
-20
-12
-8
-14
-16
-15
-16
-12
-15
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
700
1100
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
5600
550
550
550
550
1550
800
750
450
650
750
4250
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-11-12-12-14-15-15-8-6-4-5-10-9-9-9-10-9-12-10-10-11-11-13-14-13-6-3-1-2-6-6-7-7-6-8-9-8-10-10-9-13-12-10-6452-10-4-5-3-8
Sunrise
8:19
8:17
8:12
8:10
8:06
8:02
Sunset
6:19
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 343).
13
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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