Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1850
550
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
650
5400
750
1400
500
550
550
550
550
km/h
5
SSE
5
S
35
WSW
35
W
55
W
50
NNW
35
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
1.1
18
2
1
0.3
—
—
—
—
0.4
0.2
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
4
-5
-4
-1
-4
-6
-11
-15
-14
-4
-4
-5
-8
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-4
-2
1
-6
-6
-3
-5
-9
-15
-16
-15
-9
-6
-6
-12
-12
-12
-12
 chill °C
-7
-5
-5
-16
-17
-11
-12
-14
-21
-22
-20
-13
-9
-6
-15
-16
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-6-15-14-12-16-17-18-17-14-11-10-11-13-13-13-13-9-5-4-12-12-9-12-14-16-16-13-9-8-10-12-13-12-12-3-23-6-5-2-5-8-13-16-15-7-5-6-10-12-12-12
Sunrise
9:33
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:49
—
—
Sunset
—
4:07
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
—
—
3:52
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 0 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
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
95 km WNW
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 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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