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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
ESE
25
NW
80
W
60
W
45
SSW
25
S
60
SE
30
SSE
30
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
90
W
45
WSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
5
4
1
1
1
1
max °C
-4
-5
-12
-14
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-16
-15
-12
-11
-9
-10
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-4
-9
-15
-15
-11
-9
-7
-5
-16
-17
-16
-15
-12
-10
-12
-9
-8
-7
-11
-18
-31
-30
-23
-19
-18
-13
-30
-32
-32
-32
-24
-16
-20
-15
-13
-12
850
700
0
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
550
4400
500
400
500
2050
5150
550
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-7-14-15-11-9-7-5-11-17-16-14-12-10-11-9-8-7-1-5-13-13-8-7-5-2-8-14-13-12-10-7-10-7-6-552-7-8-4-314-4-8-7-5-8-5-8-6-4-5
Sunrise
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:19
8:17
Sunset
6:06
6:08
6:13
6:15
6:19
6:22

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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
-
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 120 to 300 degs)
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 49).
63
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 300 to 090 degs)
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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