Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
1400
1850
1850
500
1550
500
450
500
500
450
500
500
450
600
400
450
km/h
10
S
25
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
E
15
NE
30
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
30
W
15
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
40
ENE
25
NE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
6
4
3
—
—
1
3
5
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-5
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-1
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-5
-11
-8
-7
-9
-8
-11
-13
-15
-17
-15
-14
-12
-7
-10
-12
-8
-9
Freezing level m
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
100
600
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-6-6-7-8-9-10-9-10-9-8-6-4-5-4-4-4-1-4-4-4-5-6-6-7-6-7-7-6-5-3-4-3-2-201-3-2-1-4-4-20000-3-31454
Sunrise
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
Sunset
—
5:19
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—
5:15
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—
5:12
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—
5:07
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—
5:05
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5:00
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours 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
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 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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