Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
Cloud base (m)
4500
800
700
700
450
750
2000
1300
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
450
1250
km/h
5
SSW
10
SE
30
SSE
45
SW
35
SSW
65
SW
40
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
2
—
2
10
—
—
1.3
7
9
7
0.3
0.3
1
2
0.9
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max °C
6
7
10
7
9
9
7
7
6
5
4
3
6
6
6
6
6
1
min °C
2
6
7
7
8
6
6
5
6
4
3
3
5
6
6
6
3
-1
 chill °C
1
4
2
2
4
0
1
2
4
2
0
1
3
4
4
4
-1
-4
Freezing level m
2600
3400
2400
1000
1100
1300
850
1050
1250
1100
800
900
1100
1050
1100
1100
900
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
32-1-3-1-3-4-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-5-6433021-1111-101010-2-4479798766543666650
Sunrise
8:06
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—
8:08
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—
8:11
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—
8:15
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—
8:18
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8:22
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Sunset
—
5:37
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5:32
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5:30
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5:25
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5:22
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5:19
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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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