Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
650
700
750
900
800
550
600
650
700
550
550
550
km/h
60
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
55
SSW
60
SW
80
SW
60
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
75
WSW
90
SW
95
SW
85
WSW
45
WSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-2
2
0
1
1
-2
-4
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
min °C
-5
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-7
 chill °C
-16
-12
-10
-6
-8
-10
-9
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-15
-14
-12
Freezing level m
700
800
1000
1800
1450
1400
1750
1200
800
800
1350
1300
1250
1050
700
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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9:04
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—
9:08
—
—
9:11
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—
9:15
—
—
9:18
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—
Sunset
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—
4:34
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
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—
4:23
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4:21
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
clear
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
0.0 km
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
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
Dry

* 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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