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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
20
NW
45
WNW
65
W
50
SW
45
S
60
S
45
SSW
45
SW
30
SSW
5
SE
5
W
25
SW
50
SE
60
SSE
25
S
4
2
1
9
2
max °C
-10
-11
-12
-12
-15
-15
-6
-5
-2
-1
-8
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-8
min °C
-10
-11
-12
-14
-15
-15
-12
-5
-4
-5
-9
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-7
-8
-18
-14
-15
-23
-24
-28
-26
-15
-13
-15
-20
-21
-20
-10
-17
-18
-20
-17
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
1250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
0
Cloud base (m)
6700
550
500
550
600
750
550
550
500
5050
700
500
2800
550
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-12-13-15-15-9-5-3-3-9-10-9-10-11-10-9-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-13-7-3-1-1-6-7-7-7-7-8-6-3-6-10-9-8-11-9-8-5254-1-2-5-20-8-33-2
Sunrise
8:17
8:12
8:10
8:06
8:02
7:58
Sunset
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35
6:37

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
47 minutes ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
15
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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