Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Tue afternoon turning to drizzle on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
600
500
500
550
600
500
500
550
550
500
450
400
450
500
1450
750
1450
km/h
10
SE
10
E
15
NNE
10
NW
0
SSW
10
SE
55
ESE
65
SSE
50
SSE
45
SE
40
ESE
55
ESE
80
ESE
70
SSE
35
S
25
S
35
SW
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.4
0.2
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
3
4
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
-2
-2
min °C
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
-2
-3
 chill °C
-6
-5
-8
-7
-3
-6
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-10
-5
Freezing level m
1100
1150
1150
1050
1150
1100
1300
1850
2150
3050
2850
1700
1650
1750
1550
1600
1200
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-3-3-1222311111-2-311111125535444442079878681110910101111101095
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow on Tue afternoon turning to drizzle on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(6 kph at 170).
0.2 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Grimsey Island Airport
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
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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