Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
500
700
650
4350
800
550
500
500
550
550
600
650
450
450
km/h
60
WSW
65
WNW
30
WNW
10
W
20
SW
15
S
30
SE
5
SSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSE
50
SE
30
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
2
 mm
0.4
max °C
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
1
2
2
0
-2
-4
1
3
1
1
-1
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
1
0
1
-1
-3
-4
-1
0
0
1
-1
 chill °C
-17
-16
-12
-10
-7
-3
-7
0
-7
-9
-9
-3
-7
-9
-7
-8
Freezing level m
800
550
900
700
1300
1650
1800
1900
1600
1100
800
1300
2500
1700
1800
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-4-3-1112-1-3-40211-1-2-3-1-1244531-134342557481099976978108
Sunrise
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34
7:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Wed 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.
44 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 310 degs)
(7 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
44 minutes 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
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
44 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
ASCATC344E64N
163 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 254).
- km
177 km NW
17m alt.
44 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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