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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1650
1950
1550
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
450
400
400
400
km/h
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
SW
5
SE
15
E
60
NE
40
NNE
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
3
8
3
4
3
—
3
7
6
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-9
-8
-7
-8
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-10
-5
-5
-3
-8
-13
-11
-9
Freezing level m
700
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
50
400
700
650
0
250
600
550
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
Sunset
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Tue morning).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
57 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
57 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
57 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
57 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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