Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
700
550
500
550
550
700
600
650
700
600
600
650
8050
6300
700
km/h
50
W
25
W
15
SE
35
SE
45
SE
10
SSE
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
80
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
2
3
4
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
5
7
5
5
4
min °C
-3
-3
-1
2
4
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
6
4
3
3
 chill °C
-12
-10
-1
-4
-2
-8
-9
-10
-8
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-1
-3
-5
-4
Freezing level m
550
450
0
1900
2650
1400
200
650
600
400
700
650
800
1100
2500
2200
2350
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5023-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-414211-3-31341-2-2-1-2-2-2-137544431676121343461110108
Sunrise
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
8:57
—
—
Sunset
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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—
4:44
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—
4:40
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
59 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
59 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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