Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
400
400
400
450
500
550
750
500
550
550
650
700
2200
650
km/h
40
ENE
30
ENE
15
NNW
50
WNW
30
W
25
W
10
SE
50
SE
55
SE
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
10
SW
45
WSW
30
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
8
11
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
1
1
2
-1
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
min °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
1
1
-3
-4
-3
-5
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-13
-10
-11
-12
-13
-11
-2
-7
-5
-12
-13
-12
-15
-13
-15
-17
Freezing level m
900
600
650
700
600
650
0
1800
2100
0
0
650
550
0
650
250
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Sunrise
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
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Sunset
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
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—
4:51
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4:47
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sun 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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours 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
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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