Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
1550
450
450
450
450
450
500
1300
450
450
450
550
km/h
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
15
SSW
30
S
50
SE
25
E
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
NW
15
NW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
1
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
0
-1
-3
-2
2
-1
1
1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
min °C
0
-2
-4
-3
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
 chill °C
-4
-7
-7
-5
-5
-8
-8
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-7
-8
Freezing level m
1550
1250
950
1050
2000
1250
1500
1500
1150
1250
1350
1350
1500
1400
1300
1200
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-2-4-31-110-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1310132321223322121087977988889109988
Sunrise
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
Sunset
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours 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.
0.5 km
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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