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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
500
600
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
600
650
750
600
550
500
550
km/h
35
W
65
W
65
W
65
WNW
90
N
65
NNW
50
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
W
0
NNW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
1
17
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-13
-14
-11
-15
-18
-17
-16
-15
-12
-12
-13
-13
-11
-10
-8
min °C
-9
-9
-16
-16
-14
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-11
-8
 chill °C
-19
-21
-30
-31
-29
-32
-33
-31
-24
-23
-13
-16
-20
-21
-20
-18
-14
Freezing level m
0
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-15-15-13-16-18-18-16-16-13-13-14-14-12-11-8-5-5-12-13-10-13-15-16-15-15-12-12-13-13-11-9-8-22-6-6-3-6-9-12-13-14-11-9-11-11-9-8-8
Sunrise
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:49
—
—
Sunset
4:07
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
—
—
3:52
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1516 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
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).

* 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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