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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
50
SW
30
S
35
SE
40
SE
25
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
80
W
65
WSW
10
SW
25
ESE
35
E
75
ESE
35
SE
20
SE
75
WSW
2
3
5
max °C
-10
-9
-8
-5
-5
-16
-16
-14
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-5
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-12
-9
-9
-6
-16
-17
-17
-16
-13
-11
-10
-9
-10
-6
-6
-5
-8
-24
-19
-19
-15
-31
-32
-33
-33
-28
-24
-19
-17
-20
-18
-15
-12
-21
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
0
450
200
Cloud base (m)
5050
500
1250
400
450
1500
500
600
600
550
550
600
500
450
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-9-6-11-17-17-15-13-11-10-9-10-6-6-5-7-9-7-7-3-8-14-13-12-10-8-9-9-8-3-3-3-4-5-4-23-4-8-7-6-4-4-9-8-22-111
Sunrise
8:27
8:23
8:19
8:17
8:12
Sunset
6:08
6:13
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:25

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Sun 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
-
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 302).
26
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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