Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
1300
550
600
350
300
400
600
550
600
700
650
600
700
km/h
50
SE
40
SSW
20
S
10
W
10
SW
30
WSW
70
ESE
60
SE
65
W
60
NW
35
WNW
60
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
1
6
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-1
-3
-2
-10
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
1
4
6
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-11
-11
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
2
5
 chill °C
-11
-10
-9
-7
-12
-14
-13
-13
-25
-24
-19
-15
-14
-14
-14
-9
-4
1
Freezing level m
1050
1200
1050
1150
1150
450
650
950
800
0
0
800
400
850
450
1200
2100
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
Sunset
—
5:54
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
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—
5:39
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—
5:37
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW 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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 110 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
0.0 km

* 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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