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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
SE
35
ESE
20
W
70
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
10
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NNW
65
NW
40
W
15
SE
25
ESE
55
W
2
13
11
6
2
1
max °C
-5
-3
-3
-14
-14
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-6
-6
-8
-5
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-4
-14
-14
-14
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-7
-10
-6
-7
-8
-15
-12
-27
-29
-29
-24
-22
-18
-16
-14
-17
-17
-16
-18
-21
-12
-13
-17
0
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1350
400
550
600
500
550
600
600
4850
750
500
450
450
500
500
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-10-16-16-14-12-11-10-10-12-12-10-10-10-7-9-10-6-4-9-14-14-11-10-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-9-6-7-7-22-4-8-8-6-7-5-10-9-7-5-10-7-5-3-5
Sunrise
8:27
8:23
8:19
8:17
8:12
8:10
Sunset
6:13
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:25
6:29

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon 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
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 298 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
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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