Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the E by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
600
550
500
500
700
600
500
450
450
1450
650
550
550
500
400
km/h
95
SW
60
SSW
35
S
20
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
10
SW
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
60
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
1
1
—
—
4
6
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—
—
—
—
—
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7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
0
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-18
-14
-11
-10
-11
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-16
-11
-13
-14
-12
-12
-19
Freezing level m
750
900
1150
1000
600
500
250
400
200
200
450
0
0
150
0
0
0
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-2-4-5-6-7-7-7-6-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-11-1-2-4-4-4-6-4-1-4-4-3-4-4-4-465654223211-1-21-2-203
Sunrise
8:11
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—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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—
8:22
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—
8:25
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—
8:27
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Sunset
—
5:30
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5:25
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—
5:22
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—
5:19
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5:15
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5:12
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the E by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
-
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 220).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
39 minutes ago
10°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
>70 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
6°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
39 minutes ago
4°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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