Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
450
450
500
650
500
600
450
500
500
500
550
550
550
600
km/h
80
ESE
70
SE
30
SSE
30
SW
40
WSW
45
W
20
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
5
E
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
ESE
15
SSE
25
ESE
45
SSE
30
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-3
0
0
0
0
-2
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
2
2
min °C
-3
0
0
-1
-1
-5
-6
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-2
1
1
 chill °C
-14
-9
-7
-8
-8
-14
-13
-2
-7
-4
-4
-4
-7
-5
-9
-8
-6
-6
Freezing level m
950
1500
1550
1500
1450
750
500
1100
900
750
850
800
750
750
700
1000
1800
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-300-1-1-4-5-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-222-13332-2-21-1-1-1-1-2-2-2144699995575666554588
Sunrise
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:00
6:57
6:52
6:50
6:45
6:42

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 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.
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.

* 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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