Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
800
800
550
700
600
600
600
600
700
600
550
550
550
600
650
550
650
km/h
50
SW
65
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
60
SW
55
SW
65
SW
60
SW
35
W
5
W
0
W
10
W
25
W
35
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
min °C
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
-4
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
 chill °C
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-6
-4
-7
-6
-7
-7
-12
-13
-11
Freezing level m
1300
1650
1400
1150
1300
1350
1250
1100
1300
1450
950
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
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—
Sunset
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
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—
4:21
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—
4:16
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4:14
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: few
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 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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