Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
2000
700
500
500
500
500
550
550
600
1350
550
550
550
500
km/h
45
NNW
30
NNW
5
N
10
WSW
25
WSW
80
WSW
75
W
65
W
50
NNW
40
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SW
15
W
10
E
30
E
35
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-12
-9
-8
-4
-2
-9
-13
-9
-12
-13
-14
-12
-10
-9
-11
-9
-7
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-8
-7
-3
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-24
-22
-17
-14
-15
-14
-26
-29
-27
-23
-21
-20
-13
-16
-16
-17
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-13-10-8-6-13-16-14-16-16-16-14-12-11-11-11-10-12-12-11-8-6-3-11-14-11-13-14-14-13-11-10-11-10-8-6-6-7-4-24-4-7-5-6-10-13-13-9-8-11-10-5
Sunrise
9:29
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
Sunset
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 330).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(19 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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