Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
650
550
550
600
750
700
450
400
400
450
500
1300
1300
550
550
km/h
45
SSW
45
SW
85
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
20
S
70
SE
65
SE
20
SSE
50
SW
65
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
0.1
3
4
0.1
max °C
5
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
min °C
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
-1
 chill °C
-4
-4
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-9
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1700
1350
1000
1000
950
1100
1150
1050
1400
1600
1450
1250
1200
1100
1150
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
Sunset
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:57
6:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 220 degs)
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
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
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 224).
2

* 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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