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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
S
25
S
35
SE
15
E
20
NW
65
W
40
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
40
ESE
40
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
80
WSW
15
W
10
SE
20
ENE
3
3
1
1
3
max °C
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-9
-12
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-7
min °C
-4
-2
-2
-2
-4
-14
-13
-9
-8
-6
-5
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-10
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-28
-25
-16
-16
-13
-14
-28
-28
-27
-28
-22
-15
-21
0
100
650
800
700
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1250
450
450
500
600
4800
500
1700
550
450
500
500
4650
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-4-6-12-14-11-9-8-7-12-17-18-16-13-11-10-4-2-2-2-3-12-13-9-7-6-5-10-14-14-14-13-10-10-4-1244-8-10-7-6-20-5-9-9-10-13-7-7
Sunrise
8:37
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:19
Sunset
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:13
6:15
6:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
0
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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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