Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
8700
600
550
550
4600
8500
6050
1400
km/h
55
W
70
W
85
N
65
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
20
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
19
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-12
-8
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-5
min °C
-14
-14
-11
-13
-15
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-28
-29
-26
-26
-27
-29
-23
-20
-19
-16
-16
-16
-16
-9
-12
-11
-11
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-13-16-18-18-16-15-14-13-12-12-11-9-9-9-8-7-12-13-10-13-15-16-14-14-13-12-12-12-10-9-8-8-8-6-7-7-4-6-9-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-11-10-10-10-9-6
Sunrise
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:49
—
—
9:53
—
—
Sunset
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
—
—
3:52
—
—
3:48
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
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
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
94 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
95 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
113 km ENE
38m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
5 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).

* 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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