Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
750
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
600
600
550
550
600
km/h
60
WSW
65
SW
75
SW
75
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
15
W
5
NE
5
WSW
35
W
50
W
55
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
5
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-9
-8
-5
-5
-6
-6
-8
-10
-6
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-8
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-8
-9
-9
-16
-17
-17
-13
-14
-15
-14
Freezing level m
1400
1250
1250
1150
1150
1200
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
9:29
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Sunset
—
—
4:23
—
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4:21
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4:16
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4:14
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4:10
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NW 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour 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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