Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
1900
700
500
500
500
600
550
550
550
550
650
4500
700
600
550
km/h
45
NNW
30
NNW
5
N
15
WSW
25
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-12
-9
-8
-4
-2
-10
-14
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-9
-6
-3
-12
-15
-15
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-24
-22
-18
-16
-14
-13
-24
-28
-30
-22
-22
-21
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-13-11-8-6-13-17-15-15-16-16-16-15-14-14-14-12-12-12-11-9-5-3-11-15-12-11-13-14-14-14-13-12-12-10-5-7-7-3-24-5-8-6-4-7-11-12-12-10-10-10-8
Sunrise
9:29
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
Sunset
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
High: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 030 degs)
(26 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
light snow
Light snow.
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 132).
2

* 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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