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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
5
SSE
30
W
65
WSW
65
W
20
S
3
9
max °C
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-13
-10
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-10
-12
-26
-24
-22
-21
-20
-15
-21
-20
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-19
-23
-23
-17
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
700
850
600
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
550
850
1900
700
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-16-15-15-15-15-14-16-15-15-16-16-14-11-10-10-10-16-16-16-14-13-14-14-13-15-14-13-14-14-13-10-7-7-8-14-15-17-13-11-13-13-13-15-13-10-11-10-11-10-1-1-5
Sunrise
9:17
9:14
9:10
9:07
9:03
9:00
Sunset
5:25
5:29
5:31
5:36
5:38
5:43

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
7
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 050 degs)
(13 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 110 degs)
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km

* 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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