Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
400
450
500
500
600
km/h
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
20
NNW
40
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
50
ENE
55
ENE
45
NE
25
NNE
10
E
10
S
35
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
—
4
6
4
4
—
—
3
5
5
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.7
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
4
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
 chill °C
-10
-11
-9
-11
-12
-8
-7
-4
-5
-7
-10
-9
-9
-6
-6
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
500
550
800
850
900
1000
850
800
750
700
700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-7-6-5-4-3-3-3-4-3-4-4-4-1-6-6-6-4-3-3-2-1-10-1-1-2-2-22-3-1-31334556555534
Sunrise
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SE by Thu 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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