Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
650
650
650
500
750
750
550
500
500
500
500
500
500
km/h
55
WSW
25
S
55
SSW
85
S
95
SW
95
SSW
100
SW
75
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
10
SSE
15
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
2
5
2
8
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
4
3
2
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-4
3
2
-2
-3
-2
-5
-4
-1
-2
-3
-5
-7
-8
-8
-10
 chill °C
-14
-2
-6
-14
-15
-13
-18
-15
-9
-7
-6
-10
-10
-8
-11
-13
Freezing level m
1000
2550
3350
2450
1000
1100
1200
900
1250
1250
1100
800
500
300
250
0
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Sunrise
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8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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Sunset
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:32
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—
5:30
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5:25
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5:22
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the SW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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