Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
1300
550
600
350
300
400
600
550
600
700
650
600
700
km/h
45
ESE
30
SSW
15
SSE
10
WNW
10
SW
25
SW
70
E
50
SE
70
WSW
50
WNW
25
W
50
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
5
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
1
1
1
-1
1
0
0
-8
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
3
5
min °C
0
1
0
1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-8
-8
-6
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
3
4
 chill °C
-8
-5
-5
-2
-7
-11
-12
-5
-20
-19
-13
-10
-10
-9
-9
-6
-2
0
Freezing level m
1050
1200
1050
1150
1150
450
650
950
800
0
0
800
400
850
450
1200
2100
2950
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Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
Sunset
—
5:54
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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.
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.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Drizzle
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
0.0 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).

* 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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