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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
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
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
5
NE
5
S
5
NW
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
30
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
10
SSE
3
7
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
-9
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-9
min °C
-17
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-13
-8
-8
-7
-6
-9
-11
-23
-15
-15
-15
-20
-20
-27
-29
-26
-28
-28
-27
-16
-18
-17
-13
-14
-13
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
7600
1700
650
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
1950
650
4000
1700
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-15-15-15-14-13-16-16-16-17-17-16-11-8-8-7-6-8-10-16-14-14-15-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-10-6-6-6-5-6-8-16-15-13-15-13-14-15-12-10-13-11-11-10-4-4-6-5-2-3
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
49 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 346).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 76).

* 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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