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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
700
2000
700
1200
450
450
450
450
500
600
550
450
km/h
10
N
10
NW
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
20
ESE
15
ENE
30
N
40
NNW
40
NW
25
WNW
10
W
10
E
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
4
4
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-1
min °C
-4
-5
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-8
-9
-5
-9
-9
-6
-8
-8
-12
-12
-17
-17
-14
-14
-6
-6
-8
Freezing level m
300
250
0
600
0
0
100
0
0
0
150
0
150
0
0
0
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-3-6-6-6-7-7-8-9-9-9-8-8-5-5-5-4-4-1-3-4-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-5-6-3-3-22-101-3-2-1-4-3-10-11-1-3-13
Sunrise
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:07
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—
5:05
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
4°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
9.0 km
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
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.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour 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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