Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
300
400
450
600
1750
550
650
600
600
550
650
600
800
550
600
km/h
75
E
60
ESE
60
W
35
WNW
35
NW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
50
SSE
60
SSW
90
SW
75
SW
100
WSW
100
WSW
75
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
8
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
-1
-8
-7
-1
0
0
1
3
5
3
2
0
7
8
8
7
min °C
-2
-1
-7
-8
-8
-4
-1
0
0
2
4
2
1
-1
2
8
7
6
 chill °C
-12
-10
-19
-18
-17
-13
-10
-8
-7
-2
-2
-6
-8
-12
-6
1
0
0
Freezing level m
650
900
800
0
0
750
850
950
1000
2300
3150
1700
1300
1050
3250
3850
3950
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-7-11-10-5-4-3-135-1-2-32654-1-1-4-8-8-3-1013532-15887663-2-327652588710131313
Sunrise
7:56
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—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
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Sunset
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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—
5:32
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—
5:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon 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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 040 degs)
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 100 degs)
(28 kph at 80).
7.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 110 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km

* 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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