Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
500
550
550
650
5450
2150
450
450
600
650
550
1700
1400
450
450
450
500
km/h
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSE
40
SE
10
S
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.1
2
5
max °C
4
4
2
-1
2
4
3
2
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
min °C
4
3
-1
-2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
 chill °C
2
0
-5
-5
0
-1
-6
-5
-1
-2
1
0
0
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
Freezing level m
1850
1650
1200
800
1050
1900
1700
1250
1550
1300
1550
1300
1550
1600
1450
1200
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-2-5-310-1-1-10-100-1-2-2-2441-22322324244322210107787899911991110888
Sunrise
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
Sunset
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
4 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
109 km SE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
3.5 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km

* 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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