Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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rain shwrs
cloudy
mod. rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloudy
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some clouds
cloudy
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light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
450
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500
km/h
35
W
35
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10
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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1.4
0.3
0.7
3
max °C
9
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6
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4
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3
4
4
-1
5
5
6
5
6
5
min °C
8
6
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
3
1
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5
5
5
5
4
 chill °C
3
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2
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3
-1
-3
-1
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1
2
2
2
Freezing level m
1250
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750
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Sunrise
7:24
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7:28
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7:31
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7:33
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7:37
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7:39
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Sunset
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6:23
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6:20
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6:16
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6:13
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6:08
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 330 degs)
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 290 degs)
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
120 km NE
48m alt.
32 minutes ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
37 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
>70 km
Mid: scattered
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

* 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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