Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
550
450
450
1350
1500
2350
700
1600
1400
600
400
450
450
500
km/h
10
SE
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
SW
10
SSE
20
SW
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
15
S
25
ESE
60
NE
55
NNW
50
NW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
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—
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
8
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-7
min °C
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-9
 chill °C
-4
-7
-6
-7
-9
-10
-8
-9
-11
-7
-7
-5
-9
-11
-15
-16
-16
-16
Freezing level m
1100
650
450
150
350
250
450
600
0
0
0
0
0
100
400
400
150
0
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Sunrise
8:15
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—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
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—
8:27
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—
8:32
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Sunset
—
5:25
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—
5:22
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—
5:19
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—
5:15
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—
5:12
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—
5:07
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun morning, calm 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
95 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours 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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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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