Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
4700
500
500
1350
500
450
500
600
400
300
350
450
500
550
700
650
600
km/h
10
SW
15
SSE
75
SE
35
SSE
25
SSW
5
NNE
30
W
35
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSE
100
SE
60
SW
90
W
75
W
65
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
—
—
2
—
—
1
2
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
2
0
-1
-5
-6
-3
-3
-3
2
min °C
-2
0
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
-3
-4
-1
-2
-3
-7
-7
-4
-4
-3
-3
 chill °C
-5
-4
-14
-10
-7
-9
-11
-11
-12
-9
-13
-13
-20
-20
-15
-13
-13
-12
Freezing level m
600
1450
900
1200
1300
950
950
1000
850
1000
1600
1150
600
400
950
600
1000
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-2-2-1-4-4-3-41-1-2-6-7-4-4-3-102-122-1-10-2230-4-4-1-2-12355775554797334454
Sunrise
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
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—
5:44
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—
5:39
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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.
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
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
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
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
hy2b345E64N
175 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 202).
- km
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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