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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
550
700
550
600
550
4050
800
650
850
600
600
750
6400
6100
km/h
25
W
15
SE
35
SE
45
SE
5
SSW
10
W
25
W
35
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
65
SW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
2
3
4
2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
6
6
5
5
min °C
-3
0
2
4
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
5
5
4
3
 chill °C
-10
0
-4
-2
-4
-4
-7
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-7
-3
-2
-3
-4
Freezing level m
550
0
1850
2350
1050
0
850
0
450
650
600
550
900
2250
2750
2650
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
8:57
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—
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 afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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