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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
35
E
20
E
30
E
35
ESE
55
SE
65
ESE
80
SE
20
SE
2
7
7
4
2
4
1
5
1
3
1
1
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-18
-16
-15
-16
-14
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
min °C
-16
-16
-18
-19
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-8
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-26
-23
-28
-30
-26
-21
-22
-21
-18
-15
-20
-20
-18
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
500
700
800
150
Cloud base (m)
550
550
700
600
550
550
550
550
550
700
550
550
500
500
550
500
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-17-19-17-16-16-15-12-8-10-11-9-7-6-5-5-7-14-15-16-17-15-15-14-13-10-7-8-9-7-5-3-2-2-4-11-13-15-14-15-12-8-8-8-7-5-5-323552
Sunrise
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
Sunset
5:38
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 51).
7
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
0.3 km
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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