Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
450
450
500
450
450
500
450
450
400
400
450
500
500
550
500
450
550
km/h
10
E
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
NW
10
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
S
60
SE
95
SE
30
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
6
4
8
—
—
6
5
5
5
1
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
3
3
—
max °C
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
2
4
4
2
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
3
4
-2
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-4
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
50
200
350
300
0
300
650
600
650
700
800
850
0
1600
1850
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-7-6-7-6-5-4-4-4-4-4-3111-3-6-6-5-4-4-5-4-3-2-2-2-2-1-11440-3-21222-2144455329104
Sunrise
8:27
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—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
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—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
—
5:12
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—
5:07
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—
5:05
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—
5:00
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—
4:58
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—
4:53
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
1.1 km
Low: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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