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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
55
WSW
40
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
30
NW
45
NW
60
WNW
55
SSW
55
SSE
65
SSW
50
SW
65
SW
30
SW
15
SE
5
SSE
35
SW
3
max °C
-13
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-15
-14
-6
-5
-4
-4
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-13
-12
-11
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-13
-5
-5
-9
-11
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-26
-24
-19
-14
-16
-23
-26
-29
-27
-16
-15
-22
-24
-22
-20
-15
-13
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
700
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
650
4750
600
550
550
650
2200
550
500
750
1350
550
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-11-11-12-14-15-15-10-5-5-7-11-9-10-10-10-10-12-9-10-10-12-14-14-13-8-3-2-4-7-6-7-7-7-8-8-6-10-9-9-13-11-8-7152-21-3-4-2-6
Sunrise
8:19
8:17
8:12
8:10
8:06
8:02
Sunset
6:19
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
-2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 279).
39
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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