Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
600
600
550
500
500
550
450
500
km/h
55
W
50
W
15
ENE
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
E
0
SSE
10
S
30
SSE
65
SE
15
S
15
W
35
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-3
-6
-10
-10
-6
-5
-8
-9
Freezing level m
1350
1000
800
700
650
550
350
700
450
300
550
0
500
950
1150
700
850
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:24
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—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
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Sunset
—
6:23
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—
6:20
—
—
6:16
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—
6:13
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—
6:08
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6:06
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales 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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 300 degs)
(19 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
3.0 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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