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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
1650
1400
500
600
600
750
500
550
500
550
550
8900
1900
450
450
450
km/h
45
WSW
20
SW
60
WSW
55
WNW
35
WNW
5
NNE
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
10
SSE
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
1.9
3
0.7
2
2
0.4
3
max °C
1
2
-1
-2
-1
0
3
3
6
5
4
1
0
3
4
3
4
3
min °C
-1
-1
-3
-4
-1
-1
2
3
3
5
2
-2
-2
1
3
3
4
1
 chill °C
-9
-10
-13
-14
-8
-6
-2
-1
-3
2
-2
-6
-6
-1
-2
-2
1
-6
Freezing level m
900
1250
750
550
900
850
1450
1550
2050
1800
1750
1000
650
1200
1800
1600
1850
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-6-5-4-301220-4-4-1212-101-2-3-1-133553-1-1243428955758101011107510910119
Sunrise
6:16
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:49
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34
7:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

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
8°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 220).
>70 km
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs)
(28 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
>70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 170).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
ASCATB344E64N
174 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 224).
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* 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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