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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
25
N
30
NE
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
1
1
4
2
3
max °C
-12
-13
-14
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-13
-14
-14
-16
-15
-13
-12
-14
-15
-15
min °C
-13
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-19
-18
-15
-18
-22
-23
-24
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
600
600
650
750
650
550
700
550
550
500
500
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-17-17-16-16-15-14-16-16-17-17-17-16-16-17-18-19-13-13-15-16-16-15-14-12-14-14-15-16-16-14-13-15-16-16-9-9-12-14-14-16-14-10-12-12-11-14-13-9-10-9-10-11
Sunrise
9:19
9:17
9:14
9:10
9:07
9:03
Sunset
5:22
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:36
5:38

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 314).
30
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 010 to 070 degs)
(6 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
0.0 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
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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