Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
700
550
500
550
550
700
600
650
700
600
600
650
8050
6300
700
km/h
45
W
25
W
15
SE
45
SSE
55
SSE
20
SSE
40
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
75
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
110
WSW
85
SW
95
SW
75
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
1
2
3
0
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
2
5
2
2
2
min °C
-5
-5
-1
1
2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
3
1
0
0
 chill °C
-15
-12
-1
-6
-5
-11
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-13
-10
-6
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
550
450
0
1900
2650
1400
200
650
600
400
700
650
800
1100
2500
2200
2350
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5023-2-3-4-4-5-5-5-414211-3-31341-2-2-1-2-2-2-137544431676121343461110108
Sunrise
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
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—
8:57
—
—
Sunset
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
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—
4:47
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—
4:44
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—
4:40
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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.
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
-
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 350 degs)
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry

* 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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