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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
4
22
max °C
-18
-18
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-19
-18
-17
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-11
-25
-24
-22
-21
-20
-13
-16
-17
-16
-18
-16
-17
-15
-18
-20
-21
-20
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
550
1400
600
550
1500
1650
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-19-17-17-17-15-13-12-12-11-11-12-12-13-14-15-14-14-19-18-16-14-14-13-11-10-10-9-8-9-9-10-11-12-11-11-16-16-14-8-8-9-7-7-8-5-3-4-3-4-6-7-5-5
Sunrise
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55
5:59

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
-5° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 325).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0.0 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).

* 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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