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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
600
550
600
700
500
350
300
400
500
550
800
700
650
650
850
4200
km/h
55
SE
45
SSW
25
S
10
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
60
ESE
60
SE
55
W
55
NW
35
W
55
WSW
55
SW
65
WSW
55
W
25
W
20
S
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
2
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-1
-3
-3
-11
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
2
3
8
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-3
-4
-10
-11
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
0
3
4
 chill °C
-11
-10
-11
-6
-10
-16
-13
-10
-23
-24
-18
-14
-14
-15
-13
-6
-1
-1
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1250
1200
1100
600
600
1050
650
0
0
800
400
950
1000
1450
2400
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-2-4-5-2-4-7-11-7-4-4-4-213611111-2-2-1-5-9-5-2-200234774664563-203364421
Sunrise
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
Sunset
—
5:54
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly 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
94 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
109 km SE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
113 km ENE
38m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 161).
16
230 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 360 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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