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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
450
500
550
600
500
550
550
600
850
550
3200
700
600
600
550
km/h
25
ENE
25
N
45
WNW
40
W
25
W
15
SE
50
SE
55
SSE
10
S
35
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
65
SW
70
WSW
95
WSW
125
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
5
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
1
2
2
0
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-2
-2
1
4
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-1
1
2
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
0
2
 chill °C
-10
-12
-13
-14
-12
-1
-7
-6
-13
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-12
-10
-8
Freezing level m
650
650
700
700
600
0
1850
2450
1050
50
800
500
400
550
650
1150
1400
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-5-5022-3-4-4-4-5-5-4-213-2-3-2-3-32340-2-1-2-3-2-21364445436761233328911
Sunrise
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:44
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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
94 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
-
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
moderate rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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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