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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
WSW
55
SW
30
S
65
SE
30
SSE
30
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
80
W
70
W
50
W
5
SW
25
E
30
ENE
10
E
15
NNW
35
NNW
10
NNW
2
1
6
6
1
2
1
max °C
-14
-10
-8
-6
-5
-5
-16
-17
-14
-13
-11
-10
-12
-9
-7
-9
-10
-6
min °C
-15
-11
-10
-8
-6
-16
-17
-17
-15
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-8
-10
-10
-11
-30
-24
-20
-20
-14
-32
-32
-33
-31
-28
-25
-19
-21
-21
-15
-19
-20
-20
0
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
5050
500
450
400
450
1300
550
600
600
1400
500
500
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-11-9-7-6-11-17-17-15-13-12-11-12-10-8-10-10-9-13-9-7-5-3-8-13-13-13-11-10-11-11-8-6-7-8-8-8-4-312-4-8-6-7-5-6-11-9-3-10-1-7
Sunrise
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:19
8:17
8:12
Sunset
6:08
6:13
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:25

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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 -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, severe gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (96 kph from 297 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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