Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
550
500
450
450
450
550
700
600
1850
650
1500
450
500
550
600
600
km/h
70
SSE
55
SE
35
ESE
60
ESE
105
ESE
105
SSE
65
SSE
50
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
25
SSE
15
S
50
WNW
30
W
10
SE
35
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
2
 mm
0.4
—
0.2
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
4
3
1
1
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-3
-4
-3
-1
min °C
2
0
2
1
0
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-4
-4
-3
-3
 chill °C
-6
-8
-4
-8
-11
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
-10
-7
-8
-13
-12
-7
-12
Freezing level m
2100
3000
3150
2950
1600
1850
1450
1200
1100
1300
1250
1250
1500
950
850
1000
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
6:42
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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6:23
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

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
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 190 degs)
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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