Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 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 NNE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
650
500
450
550
550
600
550
550
550
550
550
550
2750
km/h
70
W
60
W
55
WNW
70
N
70
NNW
50
NW
35
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
0
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
19
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-13
-15
-11
-16
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-9
-16
-16
-14
-17
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-20
-30
-31
-30
-32
-32
-32
-26
-23
-20
-19
-18
-17
-11
-10
-9
Freezing level m
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:49
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—
Sunset
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—
4:04
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4:00
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3:57
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3:55
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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 NNE by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Sun night). 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
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
-
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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