Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
850
3750
500
450
650
600
450
450
500
400
300
400
500
550
700
km/h
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
5
S
10
SE
55
SE
35
ESE
35
SSW
20
ESE
15
NNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
55
E
20
SE
75
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
5
1
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6
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
1
2
1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-6
-3
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-6
-7
-4
-2
 chill °C
-4
-4
-7
-4
-5
-9
-7
-5
-6
-6
-8
-12
-11
-3
-18
-16
-11
-11
Freezing level m
850
900
550
350
1250
800
950
1250
1100
750
900
750
600
1050
500
0
0
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:43
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—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
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—
7:58
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Sunset
—
6:01
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5:58
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5:54
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—
5:51
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5:47
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5:44
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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