Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
600
800
550
550
500
550
450
500
500
550
550
550
km/h
15
NW
0
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
5
S
25
S
55
SSE
50
SE
35
E
35
ENE
40
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
3
4
3
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
min °C
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-11
-7
-7
-5
-4
-10
-13
-10
-11
-12
-11
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-10
Freezing level m
650
300
150
750
350
550
850
350
600
950
950
750
750
700
650
650
600
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Sunrise
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
6:20
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6:16
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6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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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 -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat 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
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
3 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
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.
3 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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