Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
700
550
600
600
600
1950
750
650
550
600
550
600
600
550
550
550
1500
km/h
55
W
70
W
35
NNW
65
NNW
50
NNW
15
N
10
WSW
30
W
75
W
70
W
50
NW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
NW
35
N
10
E
15
S
15
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
2
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-8
-15
-14
-12
-9
-7
-4
-9
-13
-16
-17
-15
-15
-13
-10
-10
min °C
-6
-7
-14
-15
-15
-14
-10
-9
-6
-12
-14
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-11
-10
 chill °C
-17
-19
-28
-30
-29
-22
-16
-18
-18
-24
-27
-33
-32
-30
-28
-22
-18
-17
Freezing level m
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-11-15-15-13-10-8-5-11-14-17-18-16-15-14-11-10-4-4-8-12-12-11-8-6-2-8-10-14-16-13-13-13-10-8-11-2-6-5-7-4-23-4-4-8-11-7-7-10-9-6
Sunrise
9:26
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
Sunset
—
4:14
—
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:04
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—
4:00
—
—
3:57
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the E 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
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.

* 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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