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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
550
500
450
450
450
550
700
600
1850
650
1500
450
500
550
600
600
km/h
25
SE
20
ESE
10
E
15
E
65
ESE
65
SE
40
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
5
ESE
30
W
15
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.4
0.1
0.2
1.6
18
1.3
0.1
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—
—
—
1.1
4
0.8
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—
2
max °C
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
7
8
6
7
8
6
min °C
11
9
9
10
10
11
10
7
7
9
7
7
8
6
6
7
5
 chill °C
8
6
8
8
5
6
6
5
5
7
5
4
8
1
3
5
2
Freezing level m
2100
3000
3150
2950
1600
1850
1450
1200
1100
1300
1250
1250
1500
950
850
1000
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3132110-2-2-2-2-1-1-4-4-3-25355443212212-1-1011210101111111088108786786
Sunrise
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7:13
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7:16
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7:18
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7:22
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7:24
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Sunset
6:42
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6:38
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6:35
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6:30
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6:28
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6:23
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour 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: few
Mid: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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