Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
650
550
1550
1250
600
350
250
450
550
2200
650
650
600
km/h
60
SE
45
SE
45
SW
15
S
10
NW
15
W
25
SSW
25
SE
15
S
120
W
35
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
50
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
—
2
2
7
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-1
-2
-4
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
min °C
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-3
-2
-10
-9
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
 chill °C
-14
-11
-11
-9
-6
-12
-12
-10
-7
-25
-19
-11
-9
-14
-14
-12
Freezing level m
800
1000
1200
1100
1100
950
600
600
1000
100
0
350
0
150
900
900
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Sunrise
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
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Sunset
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
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5:44
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5:39
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs)
(24 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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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