Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
650
9200
6550
700
550
1400
500
700
1350
550
500
500
500
550
500
500
km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
15
S
45
SSW
60
S
85
SW
85
SSW
95
SW
65
SSW
40
S
15
SE
10
S
10
W
10
SW
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
1
4
5
4
1
1
2
0
1
1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-1
-1
0
3
3
3
0
1
-2
-1
1
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
 chill °C
-10
-10
-8
-1
-4
-5
-9
-9
-13
-10
-6
-4
-4
-7
-7
-7
-7
-10
Freezing level m
850
900
1050
2550
3350
2350
1100
1100
850
900
1150
1150
850
500
450
0
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-2331-3-2-4-4-2-3-4-6-6-7-7-8-1-11444110-111-1-3-3-4-4-5775579887787532121
Sunrise
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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.
55 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
55 minutes ago
-1°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 280 to 020 degs)
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
55 minutes 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.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
55 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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