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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
45
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
80
WNW
5
5
2
1
13
5
5
13
6
6
7
1
1
max °C
-16
-19
-17
-15
-15
-14
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-11
-13
-16
-16
-14
min °C
-18
-19
-18
-16
-15
-15
-13
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-9
-10
-12
-15
-17
-17
-16
-26
-28
-25
-16
-23
-15
-13
-15
-20
-20
-18
-19
-18
-19
-23
-29
-31
-31
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
1350
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-19-18-16-15-15-12-11-12-12-10-10-9-10-12-14-17-17-15-17-18-16-15-14-13-11-10-10-9-8-8-6-7-8-11-15-14-12-15-16-13-12-9-8-8-9-7-6-2-100-1-4-8-9-6
Sunrise
9:00
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 332).
24
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC344E64N
161 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 53).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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