Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
550
600
4500
500
550
750
550
550
700
550
650
650
500
450
400
km/h
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSE
60
SSE
50
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
105
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
30
SSW
75
SE
55
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
3
4
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-1
-2
0
0
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
0
2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
-9
-5
-9
-11
-14
-15
-15
-15
-10
-12
-10
-9
Freezing level m
1300
1400
1150
1300
1400
1750
1250
2500
1750
1200
1150
1050
950
1000
1200
1050
1600
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-1-11230-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-1-123233346421-1001133910891089121010977877109
Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:19
7:15
7:12
7:07
7:04
7:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed 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.
2 hours 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
rain showers
No report.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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