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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
35
ENE
50
ENE
40
NE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
1
3
2
2
3
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-12
-12
-12
-13
-16
-13
-13
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-14
-12
-12
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-22
-23
-27
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-19
-18
-16
-23
-24
-23
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
800
700
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
2650
1400
600
550
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-15-15-16-16-17-17-17-17-13-12-12-15-16-14-15-15-14-15-14-14-15-14-15-16-16-16-13-12-11-13-14-12-13-15-13-16-13-14-13-10-10-13-13-13-15-13-9-10-8-7-9
Sunrise
9:14
9:10
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
Sunset
5:29
5:31
5:36
5:38
5:43
5:45

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds 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.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 341).
19
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
High: scattered
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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