Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
1300
550
600
350
300
400
600
550
600
700
650
600
700
km/h
15
ESE
10
SSW
10
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
45
E
40
SE
55
WSW
30
WNW
10
W
20
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.6
—
—
—
1.8
1
9
0.9
1.7
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
8
4
6
6
5
6
6
7
-1
0
5
4
5
5
4
4
3
min °C
6
5
3
4
5
2
4
5
-1
-2
-1
2
1
4
1
3
2
1
 chill °C
3
2
0
3
2
-1
-2
3
-9
-9
-4
-1
-2
1
-2
1
1
-1
Freezing level m
1050
1200
1050
1150
1150
450
650
950
800
0
0
800
400
850
450
1200
2100
2950
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Sunrise
7:50
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—
7:52
—
—
7:56
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—
7:58
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8:02
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8:06
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Sunset
—
5:54
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5:51
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5:47
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5:44
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5:39
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5:37
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 170 degs)
(15 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 110 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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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