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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
SE
5
SSE
20
SE
40
E
50
E
50
ENE
40
E
35
ESE
55
SE
65
ESE
85
ESE
25
SW
30
S
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
max °C
-11
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-2
0
-3
-8
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-5
-3
-2
-8
-10
-19
-17
-16
-18
-16
-16
-9
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-15
-13
-13
-18
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
650
750
400
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
450
400
450
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:34
Sunset
5:49
5:52
5:55
5:59
6:02
6:06

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
-5° C
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 7).
19
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.
46 minutes ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
6.0 km
Mid: broken
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.

* 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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