Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
550
1600
700
500
450
650
650
450
450
450
450
450
500
km/h
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
5
S
10
SE
65
SE
20
SE
25
SSW
15
SE
15
NNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
5
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
-1
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-6
 chill °C
-3
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-6
-9
-5
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-9
-6
Freezing level m
950
950
750
900
550
700
1150
850
950
1350
1050
950
800
600
500
400
0
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Sunrise
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
6:06
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:51
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—
5:47
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
ASCATB346E64N
166 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB347E64N
171 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 37).
- km
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB347E65N
199 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 84).
- km

* 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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