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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
500
700
500
700
650
700
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
500
km/h
10
ENE
10
ESE
55
ESE
65
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
30
WSW
25
W
5
NW
10
E
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.7
1
14
1.8
0.2
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—
—
—
—
1.4
2
0.2
0.4
4
6
6
7
max °C
10
11
11
12
11
9
10
10
8
10
10
9
8
8
7
5
4
4
min °C
9
10
10
11
10
7
9
9
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
3
 chill °C
7
8
5
6
7
4
8
7
4
5
6
5
4
6
2
2
0
0
Freezing level m
2900
2300
1600
1850
1600
1100
1400
1350
1050
1300
1750
1450
1250
1200
1100
750
600
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
33120-2-1-2-2-12-1-1-2-2-4-5-7554431331343210-2-3-410111112118101089109886544
Sunrise
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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7:28
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Sunset
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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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6:20
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Mon 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
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
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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