Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Tue night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
450
500
500
500
450
500
500
500
550
750
500
550
450
550
600
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
S
0
W
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
40
SE
65
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
70
SE
90
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.6
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
1
2
1
0
min °C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
0
0
2
1
-1
 chill °C
-10
-10
-8
-3
-4
-6
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-6
-8
-12
Freezing level m
1300
900
1050
1000
900
900
900
700
750
950
1250
1700
1450
2850
1800
1400
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Sunrise
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
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—
6:42
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6:38
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Tue night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
46 minutes 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
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
206 km WSW
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
0

* 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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