Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
750
650
750
750
3900
4750
750
600
750
600
5900
700
700
1050
850
km/h
60
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
75
SW
75
SW
80
SW
75
SSW
80
SW
55
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
45
SW
50
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-2
-2
3
4
6
4
1
1
-2
1
1
2
2
1
1
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
1
4
6
1
1
1
-2
0
1
2
2
1
-1
 chill °C
-16
-17
-16
-13
-12
-8
-4
-1
-8
-8
-8
-12
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
Freezing level m
500
650
500
0
1200
2050
2500
2800
2300
2000
2000
1000
1350
1800
1950
1850
1800
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-5-3-2246311-2112210-3-3-3-21467434123544344218998991055791087
Sunrise
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
8:57
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:08
—
—
Sunset
—
4:47
—
—
4:44
—
—
4:40
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:34
—
—
4:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
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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