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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSE
25
ESE
25
NW
70
W
50
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
40
SE
35
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
W
50
SW
25
SSW
25
W
1
6
4
1
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-11
-14
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-17
-17
-14
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-8
-14
-14
-11
-10
-8
-7
-15
-17
-18
-17
-12
-12
-14
-11
-12
-11
-11
-17
-29
-27
-20
-18
-16
-15
-27
-32
-33
-32
-24
-20
-24
0
350
600
800
650
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
550
450
400
500
600
5150
3550
1800
400
500
500
550
600
1600
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-4-7-13-14-11-9-8-7-11-17-18-16-12-12-14-4-2-2-2-4-12-13-9-7-6-4-9-14-14-13-9-9-11-41252-8-9-7-6-21-5-8-9-10-7-5-9
Sunrise
8:37
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:19
Sunset
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:13
6:15
6:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the W by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

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
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
6
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.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
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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