Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
7000
5250
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
700
550
550
800
km/h
5
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSE
50
SE
25
NE
15
N
15
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
15
SSE
20
SSE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
7
4
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
-1
2
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
1
min °C
-2
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-4
-4
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-2
-6
-7
-4
-6
-6
-7
-3
-5
-5
Freezing level m
1150
1950
1250
1450
1400
1150
1050
1100
1100
1200
1250
1200
1250
1300
1350
1450
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-10-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-101232321111111322339789977788881099108
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
Sunset
7:34
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sun 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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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