Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
550
1600
700
500
450
650
650
450
450
450
450
450
500
km/h
0
W
10
NE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
70
SE
20
SSE
35
SSW
20
SSE
15
N
25
NW
20
WSW
5
N
15
NW
10
W
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-9
 chill °C
-4
-8
-8
-7
-9
-6
-6
-12
-9
-8
-6
-11
-11
-5
-6
-14
-9
Freezing level m
950
950
750
900
550
700
1150
850
950
1350
1050
950
800
600
500
400
0
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Sunrise
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
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—
Sunset
6:06
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—
6:01
—
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5:58
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5:54
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5:51
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5:47
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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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