Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Sat night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
9200
1800
550
1450
500
5050
1900
600
500
450
500
450
450
450
500
550
450
km/h
25
S
55
SSW
90
S
90
SW
80
SSW
110
SW
85
SW
45
SSW
25
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
20
SE
20
E
25
ENE
45
SW
30
S
35
SE
50
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
2
4
—
—
3
—
—
8
4
5
4
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
1.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
2
-3
-1
-1
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-3
min °C
3
1
-2
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-7
-6
-5
-4
 chill °C
-2
-7
-12
-14
-12
-16
-16
-11
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-5
-17
-14
-14
-13
Freezing level m
2600
3400
2450
1000
1050
1250
900
1150
1200
1300
1350
1200
700
650
100
0
500
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
320-3-2-3-4-1-2-1-1-2-3-5-7-6-5-4443011-121220-1-2-5-4-3-1579798777885330-136
Sunrise
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
5:37
—
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle, on Sat night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
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.

* 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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