Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
650
500
700
2500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
500
650
500
550
km/h
45
SW
50
SSW
60
SW
50
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
1.8
9
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—
3
1.2
8
17
5
2
0.4
—
—
1.1
0.1
—
—
max °C
8
9
10
7
7
7
6
4
4
3
3
0
-3
-2
0
0
0
-3
min °C
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
2
2
2
-2
-4
-2
-1
0
-3
-5
 chill °C
2
1
0
0
4
2
3
2
0
0
2
-4
-6
-2
-4
-4
-7
-9
Freezing level m
1000
1050
1200
850
950
1350
1050
750
650
350
450
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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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8:25
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Sunset
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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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5:15
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri 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.
50 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
94 km WNW
211m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
7.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
clear
-
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dalatangi(4197-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
50 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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