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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
1750
500
600
700
600
3500
800
500
1500
650
550
550
600
5600
km/h
30
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
60
WNW
25
W
10
SE
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
W
15
W
10
NW
5
N
10
SW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
1.6
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
max °C
4
1
1
-1
-1
0
1
3
4
5
5
5
2
0
5
6
min °C
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-1
-1
2
3
4
5
3
0
0
3
4
 chill °C
-10
-10
-9
-12
-13
-7
-5
-2
-2
-1
1
-1
-2
0
0
0
Freezing level m
1400
950
1100
700
650
950
900
1500
1800
2000
1900
1850
1250
950
1400
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-4-6-5-4-201222-2-313201-2-2-103455410459885675810101211871110
Sunrise
6:16
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
Sunset
7:49
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed 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
10°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
49 minutes ago
11°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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