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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
1550
500
750
700
650
2200
550
600
550
550
550
550
600
2000
km/h
20
S
30
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
W
55
WNW
25
W
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
1
max °C
3
2
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
1
3
2
2
1
-3
1
2
min °C
3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-3
-3
0
0
3
2
2
-3
-3
-1
1
 chill °C
-2
-14
-14
-15
-17
-17
-10
-6
-5
-6
-2
-3
-3
-7
-7
-6
-5
Freezing level m
2100
1350
900
1100
700
600
1000
850
1550
1500
2050
1900
1850
1300
950
1250
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3-1-4-4-6-5-3-201322-1-30262-11-2-20034655203412979568589111212871110
Sunrise
6:16
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
Sunset
7:52
7:49
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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