Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
800
600
600
550
500
600
450
450
500
km/h
15
NE
20
NNW
15
NNW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
55
SSE
55
SE
5
E
10
WNW
0
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-9
-9
-8
-4
-7
-3
-3
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-6
-1
-6
-6
Freezing level m
750
550
600
500
250
600
0
350
850
500
650
1000
1000
850
750
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
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Sunset
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
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6:13
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—
6:08
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6:06
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
4°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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