Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
550
650
450
700
1400
600
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
km/h
10
SSE
25
SSE
45
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
45
SW
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
2
—
1.8
8
—
—
0.1
2
6
3
2
4
6
—
—
—
max °C
7
9
7
8
9
6
7
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
-4
min °C
5
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
3
2
2
3
0
0
-2
-5
 chill °C
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
5
1
1
0
1
0
-2
-6
-9
Freezing level m
3400
2300
1000
1100
1200
800
1100
1100
950
700
500
350
400
250
0
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3-1-3-2-3-5-3-3-3-5-6-6-6-6-5-6-642021-1100-3-4-4-4-5-3-4-56878866654333110-5
Sunrise
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—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
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—
Sunset
5:37
—
—
5:32
—
—
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 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°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.
59 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
59 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
59 minutes 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
177 km NW
17m alt.
59 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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