Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
450
500
550
650
500
550
750
700
1850
800
850
750
650
600
550
km/h
20
NE
20
NNW
55
WNW
40
W
35
W
15
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
5
WSW
30
WSW
45
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
20
SSW
45
SW
55
WSW
75
WSW
115
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
2
3
4
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
2
5
6
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
0
2
4
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-3
1
3
6
 chill °C
-8
-8
-11
-11
-11
0
-5
-2
-8
-8
-9
-9
-12
-8
-11
-7
-5
-2
Freezing level m
650
700
700
600
550
800
1900
2050
1050
800
700
0
200
750
750
1200
1550
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-5-5-122-3-4-4-4-5-5-4-214-2-2-3-3-31340-1-1-2-3-2-224644444267542224381012
Sunrise
8:37
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—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
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—
8:52
—
—
8:55
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—
Sunset
—
5:00
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—
4:58
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—
4:53
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—
4:51
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—
4:47
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—
4:44
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 020 degs)
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 330).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
153 km S
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
4°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
49 minutes ago
6°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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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