Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the S by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
550
1750
550
550
600
600
800
550
1350
500
750
550
550
550
550
550
km/h
35
NW
25
NW
65
W
70
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
20
SSW
55
SSW
75
S
95
SW
70
SSW
125
SW
135
SW
100
SW
90
SW
75
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.6
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-8
-4
-4
-4
-2
2
2
3
-1
-1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
min °C
-10
-10
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
1
1
-3
-1
-1
-2
1
3
2
0
0
 chill °C
-20
-19
-14
-15
-15
-14
-6
-7
-9
-14
-11
-13
-15
-9
-6
-7
-6
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
700
850
900
1150
1450
3200
2450
1250
1200
1500
1050
2350
2650
2250
1750
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-5-4-4-3122-2-10-123211-8-7-2-1-11244113256543-2-237664798810811121199
Sunrise
7:58
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—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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—
5:32
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—
5:30
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—
5:25
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the S by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light snow
No report.
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(22 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
4.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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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