Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
650
500
450
300
400
500
600
700
550
550
750
850
600
800
km/h
5
NNW
15
W
20
SW
65
E
50
SE
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
75
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
20
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
35
SSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
5
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
0
2
-1
-1
-8
-5
-1
0
-1
3
4
6
6
2
2
8
min °C
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-6
-8
-7
-3
-1
-1
0
3
5
3
2
2
4
 chill °C
-2
-4
-10
-12
-5
-17
-18
-16
-13
-10
-10
-7
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-2
Freezing level m
1150
1050
800
650
900
850
0
0
800
900
900
1050
2650
3400
2850
1300
1350
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-4-2-5-7-10-9-5-4-40453-1-1600-10-2-4-8-6-2-1-12465226565653-2-14664378888
Sunrise
7:52
—
—
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sun 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.
51 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(7 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
51 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
51 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
177 km NW
17m alt.
51 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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