Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
750
4600
500
450
650
450
1350
500
600
400
300
1050
500
500
550
km/h
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
65
SE
25
SE
15
S
0
NW
10
SW
25
WSW
15
S
25
ESE
55
SE
75
SW
100
WNW
70
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
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 mm
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
5
4
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—
—
—
max °C
-1
1
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
3
5
1
-6
-1
-1
min °C
-2
-1
1
-1
1
1
0
0
0
-2
-2
1
-6
-7
-2
-2
 chill °C
-7
-3
-4
-10
-5
-3
-3
-4
-6
-9
-8
-4
-20
-21
-12
-9
Freezing level m
600
650
1450
900
1200
1250
1150
1100
1000
800
700
1900
1150
0
750
750
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Sunrise
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7:47
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7:50
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7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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Sunset
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5:58
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5:54
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5:51
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5:47
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5:44
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 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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