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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
 km/h
25
ESE
25
SE
15
S
25
SSW
40
SSE
25
ESE
20
NW
75
W
65
W
40
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SW
50
W
70
W
40
WSW
1
5
8
8
max °C
-10
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-11
-14
-10
-8
-8
-8
-7
-17
-17
-13
min °C
-10
-10
-6
-5
-5
-4
-8
-15
-15
-12
-10
-8
-8
-15
-18
-18
-17
-19
-19
-11
-13
-14
-11
-16
-30
-30
-24
-20
-14
-15
-26
-34
-35
-31
0
0
0
100
550
750
650
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
500
800
1400
550
450
400
500
5150
3700
450
450
500
450
1800
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:23
Sunset
5:59
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:13
6:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
45 minutes ago
1° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 314).
20
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
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
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).
Sauoarkrokur
153 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
0.0 km
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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