Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
600
600
500
700
600
650
450
600
500
600
500
500
500
500
km/h
50
SE
90
ESE
95
SSE
60
SSE
50
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
50
W
35
SSW
40
S
85
WSW
45
W
10
S
15
E
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
11
1
2
4
 mm
0.6
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
min °C
2
0
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-4
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-6
-10
-9
-9
-11
-10
-8
-12
-8
-8
-13
-10
-4
-7
-9
-8
-10
Freezing level m
2400
1600
1800
1600
1200
1250
1300
1000
1300
1600
1350
1200
1200
900
750
900
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
6:38
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
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—
6:20
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun 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
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
12°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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).
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.

* 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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