Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
650
800
750
650
4550
650
700
600
8300
9300
1000
1050
800
km/h
60
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
70
WSW
70
SW
70
SW
70
SW
65
SSW
80
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
-2
3
5
6
4
0
1
-2
1
1
2
1
1
-1
min °C
-6
-5
-2
-2
3
6
1
0
1
-3
-1
1
2
1
0
-2
 chill °C
-17
-14
-11
-12
-5
-1
-8
-9
-8
-12
-8
-5
-3
-6
-6
-9
Freezing level m
450
0
850
1950
2300
2650
2400
1750
1900
950
1050
1700
1950
1750
1750
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-2146301-301211-2-4-20367434012443210499878105347877
Sunrise
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8:55
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8:57
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9:02
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9:04
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9:08
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Sunset
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4:44
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4:40
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4:37
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4:34
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4:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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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