Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
400
450
500
500
550
650
550
500
850
3750
650
800
550
750
700
550
600
km/h
25
N
50
NW
45
W
25
W
15
ESE
50
SSE
55
SSE
15
S
30
SW
35
SW
65
SW
50
SW
40
W
70
WSW
45
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-4
1
2
2
1
-3
-4
-3
-5
-6
-3
-2
0
3
min °C
-5
-4
-5
-6
-1
1
2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-2
-1
1
 chill °C
-13
-13
-14
-14
-3
-7
-6
-8
-11
-12
-16
-12
-16
-18
-10
-11
-7
Freezing level m
700
700
600
500
850
1950
2100
1300
0
700
700
200
550
600
850
1250
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
Sunset
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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—
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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, 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
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
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 .
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
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.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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