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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1250
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
450
450
500
500
550
450
450
550
km/h
15
E
10
ENE
20
N
30
N
15
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
E
45
ENE
55
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
45
SSE
75
SSE
110
SE
45
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
—
5
7
5
9
1
—
6
8
7
9
—
—
—
—
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
1
2
1
0
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
1
1
-5
 chill °C
-16
-14
-15
-17
-12
-9
-9
-10
-14
-14
-13
-12
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
100
0
300
300
50
600
950
800
850
850
650
700
300
1900
1700
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-8-6-6-5-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-121-3-6-6-6-5-4-4-3-2-1-1-1-2-2-2143-1-2-101222355555441094
Sunrise
8:27
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—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
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—
8:41
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—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
—
5:12
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—
5:07
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5:05
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—
5:00
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—
4:58
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—
4:53
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours 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
Fog freezing -.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
0.2 km
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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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