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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the E by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
35
NE
40
NNE
40
N
20
N
5
WSW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
ESE
25
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
5
NE
10
SE
20
SE
35
SE
45
ESE
45
E
1
1
1
4
1
2
max °C
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-16
-18
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
-10
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-19
-17
-15
-15
-16
-17
-15
-11
-9
-10
-11
-12
-29
-30
-29
-25
-23
-27
-28
-23
-19
-25
-22
-24
-15
-17
-16
-21
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
500
550
550
550
600
550
550
1350
550
550
550
550
550
650
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-17-16-16-17-19-17-15-15-16-17-14-11-9-10-11-11-16-16-14-13-14-16-17-16-14-13-14-16-14-10-9-9-9-9-12-11-11-9-12-15-14-14-12-8-8-13-14-10-9-9-6-4
Sunrise
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
Sunset
5:36
5:38
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the E by Fri 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 325).
93
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
6 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
1.9 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
6 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.
6 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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