Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
700
1450
550
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
650
700
km/h
95
SW
85
SW
40
SSW
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
1
1
4
4
—
1
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
1.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-1
-1
2
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
-4
-5
-4
-7
 chill °C
-13
-13
-9
-7
-3
-5
-7
-7
-9
-12
-9
-7
-10
-11
-8
-11
Freezing level m
1150
750
900
1250
1200
800
500
200
450
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
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—
5:19
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5:15
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 260 degs)
(33 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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