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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Fri night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
Cloud base (m)
550
650
6100
600
450
450
450
450
500
450
650
450
450
500
500
550
750
5900
km/h
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
60
SE
20
ENE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
SE
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
6
4
2
2
1
 mm
1.2
max °C
-4
-1
2
-1
1
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
3
min °C
-5
-2
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
 chill °C
-9
-4
-4
-7
-9
-6
-6
-2
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
-6
-4
-4
-3
Freezing level m
750
1150
1900
1200
1450
1400
1150
1050
1250
1350
1350
1200
1200
1250
1300
1350
1600
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-21-11-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-113-22323211222222234579789977899888910119
Sunrise
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
Sunset
7:34
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Fri night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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