Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
750
600
550
550
500
600
450
km/h
40
SSE
35
SSW
60
W
45
W
20
ENE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NW
15
SSE
55
SE
50
SSE
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
5
4
3
2
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—
—
—
—
—
4
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
min °C
0
-1
-1
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-3
-4
 chill °C
-7
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-8
-10
-9
-7
-6
-14
-16
-12
-4
Freezing level m
1500
1500
1350
1000
850
750
700
500
100
400
0
0
300
0
500
900
1050
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Sunrise
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—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
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—
Sunset
6:28
—
—
6:23
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6:20
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—
6:16
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6:13
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6:08
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SE 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB345E64N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
- km
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB346E64N
174 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 190).
- km

* 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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