Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
600
650
650
550
550
500
650
450
500
550
550
550
650
km/h
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SE
20
SSE
55
SE
50
SE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
2
3
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
min °C
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-6
-6
-2
-3
-7
-6
-3
-8
-10
-8
-7
-7
-9
-5
-5
-5
Freezing level m
350
250
700
400
600
800
200
550
900
900
750
800
750
500
750
950
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Sunrise
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7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
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7:43
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Sunset
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—
6:16
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6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

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.
54 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
54 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 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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