Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
1400
500
500
750
6200
1700
650
500
500
550
550
550
8550
2350
km/h
20
SE
15
SSE
35
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
45
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
S
30
SSE
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
 mm
4
0.2
1.8
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
max °C
5
7
5
0
1
-1
-1
0
2
3
6
6
5
5
1
1
3
6
min °C
4
6
-1
-1
0
-4
-3
0
0
2
4
5
5
3
-2
-1
2
4
 chill °C
0
3
-10
-10
-9
-14
-12
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
2
0
-6
-4
-1
-2
Freezing level m
1800
2050
1300
900
1100
450
550
1000
1100
1600
2100
2050
1850
1800
900
750
1350
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24-1-4-4-6-5-3-213421-4-3-12572-11-3-20135654-103510129785686811111111651010
Sunrise
6:13
6:16
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
Sunset
7:52
7:49
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue 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.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
3.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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