Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
4650
5400
850
700
600
650
650
1800
850
750
650
750
650
km/h
55
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
0.1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
6
4
4
4
0
0
1
4
4
3
2
1
1
-3
min °C
1
5
5
3
3
2
-2
-1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
-4
 chill °C
-6
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-9
-7
-4
-2
-1
-4
-6
-6
-6
-13
Freezing level m
2000
2400
2700
2650
1800
1750
800
800
1400
1850
1900
1500
1400
1150
1250
350
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Sunrise
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8:57
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9:02
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9:04
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9:08
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9:11
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Sunset
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4:40
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4:37
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4:34
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4:30
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4:27
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri 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.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
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.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours 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.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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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