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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sat night).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
E
20
ESE
50
E
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
1
2
1
3
1
8
4
4
5
max °C
-19
-16
-16
-17
-14
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-19
-18
-16
-17
-16
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-26
-23
-25
-24
-24
-21
-20
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-24
-22
-23
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
1400
600
550
1800
550
550
550
500
500
500
550
500
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-17-16-17-15-12-12-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-11-12-18-16-14-14-13-10-10-10-9-8-8-9-9-9-8-8-9-15-14-8-8-10-7-6-7-4-2-5-4-3-3-1-1-3
Sunrise
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55
5:59

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the E by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 328).
19
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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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