Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Sat night turning to light snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
550
650
450
700
1400
600
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
450
km/h
60
SSW
85
S
95
SW
95
SSW
105
SW
85
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
N
5
N
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
—
1
5
—
—
—
2
6
3
3
4
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
1.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
-3
-1
-1
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
min °C
2
-3
-3
-2
-4
-5
-3
-3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
 chill °C
-6
-15
-15
-13
-16
-17
-11
-10
-8
-5
-6
-10
-11
-11
-8
-12
-14
Freezing level m
3400
2300
1000
1100
1200
800
1100
1100
950
700
500
350
400
250
0
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
5:37
—
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Drizzle on Sat night turning to light snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
50 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
50 minutes 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
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
50 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC344E64N
153 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
160 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC346E64N
162 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 195).
- km

* 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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