Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
700
1450
550
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
650
700
km/h
60
SW
55
SW
15
S
10
ESE
0
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
6
—
—
4
3
7
4
0.4
1.6
5
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
9
6
7
7
7
4
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-5
min °C
5
5
5
4
6
4
1
1
3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
-6
 chill °C
-2
-2
2
1
5
2
-1
1
1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-7
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1150
750
900
1250
1200
800
500
200
450
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
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Sunset
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
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5:22
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5:19
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5:15
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri night). 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.
52 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 270 degs)
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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