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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
80
W
80
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
25
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
25
SSW
40
SE
55
SSE
85
WSW
70
WSW
35
SSW
4
7
1
4
max °C
-3
-15
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-6
-2
-1
0
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-15
-15
-14
-11
-10
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-4
-2
-8
-7
-6
-7
-30
-31
-30
-24
-22
-17
-13
-14
-16
-16
-21
-23
-21
-11
-10
-20
-20
-18
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
1000
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
450
1150
500
600
600
700
4600
1850
500
500
500
800
850
750
400
1500
1300
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:23
8:19
8:17
8:12
8:10
8:06
Sunset
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31

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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 night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SSE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the WNW
(91 kph at 300).
124
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
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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