Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5350
500
450
400
450
450
500
600
450
550
450
550
550
550
650
800
km/h
15
SSW
20
SE
55
SE
15
NE
5
NW
0
ESE
0
N
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
W
25
W
30
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
20
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
1
1
 mm
0.8
3
5
0.1
1.3
max °C
4
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
min °C
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
 chill °C
-1
-4
-6
-1
0
1
1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-2
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2000
1250
1600
1550
1100
1200
1250
1150
1250
1250
1100
1150
1150
1050
1250
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-11-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-3-3-2-3-2132321111221111237799788898887898
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
Sunset
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15

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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 morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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