Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
500
550
500
450
450
450
500
500
650
1550
650
550
700
500
500
600
550
km/h
50
ESE
50
SSE
45
SE
30
ESE
35
E
90
ESE
95
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
25
S
15
SSE
25
SSW
20
WSW
5
SE
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
35
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.1
0.4
14
0.7
0.2
0.2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
min °C
1
5
3
4
5
4
4
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
 chill °C
-7
-1
-4
-1
0
-4
-5
-5
-6
-3
-4
-7
-5
0
-3
-3
1
-5
Freezing level m
1250
2050
2900
3050
2950
1600
1900
1650
1600
1250
1200
1150
1000
1250
1050
1050
1100
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:42
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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—
6:23
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Drizzle
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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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