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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 14 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the ENE by Wed night).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
45
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
S
15
SE
25
ESE
45
E
50
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
2
1
2
1
2
13
3
4
3
max °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-13
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-14
-15
-14
-14
-13
-15
-24
-27
-30
-30
-30
-27
-24
-16
-16
-17
-17
-21
-25
-26
-27
-24
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
500
550
550
550
600
600
1400
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-17-16-14-15-14-14-13-15-15-16-16-16-14-14-14-16-15-15-14-13-13-11-11-10-12-13-13-11-11-10-10-10-15-14-10-10-10-8-5-4-3-6
Sunrise
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
Sunset
5:31
5:36
5:38
5:43
5:45
5:49

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the ENE by Wed 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 37).
9
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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