Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
450
400
400
400
400
450
500
700
500
500
600
550
550
650
km/h
30
N
25
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
20
ESE
55
ENE
30
ESE
15
NNW
40
WNW
40
W
60
W
25
S
65
SSE
85
SSE
30
SW
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
9
10
—
—
13
4
4
7
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
2
2
2
1
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
0
1
1
-5
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-14
-13
-9
-7
-11
-14
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-7
-8
-9
-14
-12
-12
-11
Freezing level m
500
500
500
0
700
1000
600
800
650
650
800
1850
1800
1800
750
0
500
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
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Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
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—
4:53
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—
4:51
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
95 km WNW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
45 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Shower -.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Mid: overcast
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).

* 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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