Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloudy
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
450
500
550
550
600
850
500
550
1450
550
800
700
600
600
700
km/h
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSE
50
SE
35
S
35
S
60
SW
75
SW
60
SW
70
WSW
80
WSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.5
1.3
0.1
0.8
0.1
max °C
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
5
6
4
1
2
1
0
0
1
min °C
1
2
2
0
1
3
2
1
5
2
1
1
0
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
-5
-7
-1
-5
-8
-8
-9
-11
-10
-7
Freezing level m
1300
1250
1300
1100
1200
1400
1750
1250
2550
1850
1100
1200
1150
900
1000
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-1-3-2-10231-3-2-3-4-4-22221233363121-10189988118812109108887
Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
Sunset
7:19
7:15
7:12
7:07
7:04

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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