Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
600
600
1950
650
500
550
500
500
550
550
550
600
5550
4650
650
550
550
km/h
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
50
NNW
35
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.4
0.1
—
0.6
0.1
0.2
—
22
3
0.8
0.1
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.7
max °C
-6
-6
-1
-1
5
-5
-8
-1
-3
-6
-12
-15
-14
-10
-9
-7
-5
min °C
-7
-7
-5
-2
3
-8
-8
-5
-4
-10
-15
-15
-15
-14
-10
-8
-6
 chill °C
-12
-12
-9
-5
-3
-17
-18
-15
-10
-14
-21
-20
-20
-19
-13
-11
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
800
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-10-8-5-15-17-13-15-16-17-16-16-14-12-11-11-12-11-8-5-2-13-15-9-11-13-15-15-15-13-11-9-9-7-7-3-24-7-8-3-4-8-14-15-15-12-10-8-6
Sunrise
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
Sunset
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
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—
3:55
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).

* 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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