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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thu
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
W
25
SW
40
ESE
30
ESE
5
E
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
60
WSW
45
SSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
50
ESE
5
NNE
40
WNW
35
NW
40
SE
35
S
75
WSW
40
SSW
55
S
30
WNW
35
W
5
NNW
35
SE
40
S
55
SSW
95
SW
60
SW
 cm 
2.0
3
3
1.0
1.0
4
1.0
2.0
17
7
 mm 
max°C
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-9
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-4
-11
-14
-10
-9
-12
-11
-8
-6
-7
-9
-8
min°C
-5
-5
-6
-4
-6
-7
-7
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-6
-10
-10
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-5
-8
-16
-15
-12
-13
-12
-12
-10
-6
-9
-9
-9
chill°C 
-12
-11
-17
-12
-11
-14
-13
-16
-15
-16
-19
-19
-24
-23
-16
-23
-23
-12
-13
-14
-13
-18
-19
-14
-22
-30
-28
-25
-27
-23
-12
-18
-16
-21
-21
-21
Freezing level (m
600
0
0
650
550
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
550
750
650
500
0
0
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
200
0
Cloud base (m)
450
650
450
350
350
400
400
450
500
500
600
1600
550
700
1350
550
550
1650
550
450
400
450
500
1800
400
450
450
1600
400
1550
550
500
550
400
3200
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-6-4-6-7-7-10-10-10-11-11-11-9-6-10-9-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-6-14-15-11-11-12-12-9-6-8-9-9-2-2-3-2-4-5-6-8-8-7-8-9-8-7-4-6-6-3-2-3-3-4-6-4-4-10-11-7-9-9-9-7-4-4-6-62-114311-4-3-2-6-7-3-5-10-213543-4-13-4-7-2-2-3-5-313-10
Sunrise
8:37
8:34
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:19
8:17
8:12
8:10
8:06
8:02
7:58
Sunset
5:59
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:13
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:25
6:29
6:31
6:35

Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
47 minutes ago
2° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 221).
17
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
47 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
47 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4853
119 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP406
119 km SE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7109
119 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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