Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
600
1400
750
500
500
500
550
550
550
5700
600
450
650
500
4300
km/h
20
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.6
7
0.7
0.1
1.2
0.6
0.1
max °C
-1
0
3
3
4
4
4
1
-2
0
5
4
2
3
3
3
2
min °C
-1
-1
2
3
3
4
3
-1
-2
-1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
 chill °C
-7
-4
-2
0
-3
2
0
-5
-5
-4
0
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
-4
Freezing level m
950
800
1300
1600
1850
1800
1650
1000
750
900
2450
2550
1250
1750
1400
1600
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-10211-3-5-33201-1-1-1-1-1334440-2-14323332759109101076669899108
Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
Sunset
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:25

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed 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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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