Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
600
700
600
1450
500
500
450
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
650
km/h
55
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
40
SSE
45
SW
70
W
50
WNW
5
NE
0
E
0
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
1
—
—
4
2
3
3
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-5
-4
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-6
-5
 chill °C
-11
-8
-8
-10
-7
-7
-11
-12
-12
-5
-5
-5
-12
-12
-11
-12
Freezing level m
1150
1400
1300
1100
1350
1350
1500
1300
950
750
750
800
600
200
500
0
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Sunrise
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7:18
—
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7:22
—
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7:24
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7:28
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7:31
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Sunset
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6:30
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6:28
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6:23
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6:20
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6:16
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours 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
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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