Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
700
550
600
550
5300
600
800
700
750
650
6100
6550
900
700
km/h
55
SSE
45
SSE
15
S
30
SW
25
SW
60
SW
50
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
45
WSW
70
WSW
105
WSW
95
WSW
80
SW
60
SSW
70
SSW
80
SSW
65
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
2
3
4
5
4
3
1
2
min °C
1
1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
3
4
5
2
2
1
2
 chill °C
-7
-5
-10
-10
-11
-14
-15
-16
-18
-13
-11
-6
-5
-3
-6
-6
-8
-6
Freezing level m
2250
2500
1100
800
700
550
550
650
600
550
1350
2300
2750
2750
2850
2700
1950
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-2-3-4-4-5-5-6-313453312341-1-2-2-2-2-3-1466654456754223423811108781010
Sunrise
8:45
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—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
8:57
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—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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—
4:44
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—
4:40
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—
4:37
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly extremely windy.

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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 190 degs)
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(17 kph at 330).
8.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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