Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Sat night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
800
550
650
500
4950
1400
600
500
500
550
500
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
80
S
90
SW
95
SSW
105
SW
85
SW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
40
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
NNE
10
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
1
5
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
1
1
—
5
13
 mm
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-3
0
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
 chill °C
-15
-15
-13
-15
-16
-10
-8
-7
-8
-10
-7
-6
-8
-9
-9
-12
Freezing level m
2200
1000
1100
1250
850
1150
1300
1200
1300
1350
1250
1050
1200
1100
1000
650
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Sunrise
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
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—
Sunset
—
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
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—
5:22
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5:19
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle, on Sat night followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the S by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
27m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
53 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
53 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
53 minutes 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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