Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
800
550
550
600
600
6450
800
550
1650
500
600
700
500
550
600
1600
km/h
20
WNW
35
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
20
S
40
SSW
65
S
75
SW
55
SSW
100
SW
85
SW
50
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.8
—
—
—
—
0.9
0.6
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-1
-1
-1
1
4
5
5
1
2
2
1
3
3
0
-2
-2
min °C
-7
-5
-1
-1
0
2
4
3
1
1
-1
0
2
1
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-14
-12
-10
-10
-8
-2
-2
-5
-8
-7
-12
-10
-5
-4
-7
-8
-7
Freezing level m
50
0
800
850
1100
2250
3300
2700
1200
1150
1100
950
1300
1400
950
750
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:32
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—
5:30
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5:25
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed 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.
52 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
52 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
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
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.
52 minutes 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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