Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1850
500
550
300
400
500
550
1550
550
600
650
600
650
600
550
700
km/h
10
W
25
WSW
75
E
50
ESE
45
W
40
NW
40
WNW
60
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
45
SSE
50
SSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
5
3
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
1
-1
-1
-8
-5
-1
0
0
1
3
5
4
2
2
8
min °C
0
-2
-2
-1
-6
-8
-8
-4
-1
0
0
1
4
2
2
2
2
 chill °C
-4
-10
-12
-10
-17
-18
-18
-13
-10
-9
-8
-4
-1
-5
-6
-6
-5
Freezing level m
1050
800
650
850
850
0
0
650
900
950
1000
2200
3200
1600
1250
1300
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
5:51
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:32
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the E by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun 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.
52 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
52 minutes 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
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
52 minutes 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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