Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
650
3950
600
650
1500
500
1500
650
600
500
500
500
500
500
500
km/h
70
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
25
S
55
SSW
75
S
85
SW
95
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
55
S
25
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
S
10
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
4
2
7
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
0
3
4
2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-5
-4
-3
3
2
-1
-2
-1
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-16
-15
-13
-2
-6
-12
-13
-12
-18
-17
-13
-12
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-12
Freezing level m
850
900
1050
2450
3300
2150
1150
1150
900
800
1100
1000
900
850
700
500
500
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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—
Sunset
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
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—
5:25
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—
5:22
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
94 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(9 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
ASCATC344E64N
159 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 245).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).

* 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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