Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Tue afternoon turning to light snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
500
550
500
450
450
450
500
500
650
1550
650
550
700
500
500
600
550
km/h
60
ESE
65
SSE
55
SE
40
ESE
50
E
100
ESE
100
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
35
SW
25
WSW
10
S
10
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
35
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.8
—
0.1
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
3
2
4
3
1
2
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-1
2
1
2
3
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-10
-6
-7
-5
-4
-8
-8
-9
-11
-9
-8
-12
-10
-5
-7
-8
-4
-8
Freezing level m
1250
2050
2900
3050
2950
1600
1900
1650
1600
1250
1200
1150
1000
1250
1050
1050
1100
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13233120-1-2-2-3-3-2-3-3-2-22545554332211211108121010111111119997897887
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:42
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:35
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—
6:30
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—
6:28
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6:23
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle on Tue afternoon turning to light snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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
13°C
light rain
Drizzle
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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
9°C
No report.
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
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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