Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
500
550
550
550
6100
1600
450
450
1350
1400
450
600
1250
1300
450
550
700
km/h
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
50
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NNW
10
WNW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
1
0
0
-3
-2
2
1
0
1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
0
0
-3
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-3
-4
-8
-4
-2
-6
-9
-10
-5
-4
-4
-7
-5
-2
-3
-3
-5
-11
Freezing level m
1700
1600
1300
900
1100
1800
1750
1200
1650
1300
1550
1150
1200
1550
1550
1300
1350
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10-2-4-210-10-1-1-2-20-1-1-1-23320132232322432329986878998108911108108
Sunrise
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
Sunset
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19

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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 Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.2 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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