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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sat
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
40
WSW
10
W
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
25
NW
60
WNW
60
W
50
SSW
55
S
75
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
35
SSW
10
E
5
NW
30
SW
3
2
max °C
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-6
-5
-3
-2
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-12
-5
-4
-8
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-23
-12
-15
-17
-24
-25
-30
-26
-15
-14
-18
-21
-22
-21
-11
-15
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
1150
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
500
550
500
600
650
1900
650
500
550
2900
4550
1750
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-13-14-15-15-9-5-4-5-10-10-10-10-11-10-10-11-11-12-13-14-13-7-3-1-2-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-11-11-9-11-10-8-4254-2-2-4-2-2-7
Sunrise
8:17
8:12
8:10
8:06
8:02
Sunset
6:19
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW 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.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 339).
7
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 SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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