Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
700
650
750
500
600
500
550
550
550
9100
6050
1650
450
700
650
1250
km/h
60
WNW
25
WNW
5
SSE
20
SW
15
SSE
30
SE
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
SSW
30
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-2
0
0
2
2
0
-1
-4
-2
4
2
0
1
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
1
1
0
-4
-4
-4
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-16
-11
-6
-6
-5
-6
-3
-4
-10
-9
-8
-3
-6
-7
-5
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level m
600
900
650
1350
1650
1850
1850
1600
1100
850
950
2400
2450
1450
1750
1350
1350
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-3-10220-3-4-32101-1-1-2-3-1-1244531-103324232573810910986769999108
Sunrise
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
6:33
Sunset
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34
7:30
7:25

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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 -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SE by Wed 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.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 060 to 220 degs)
(22 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
ASCATB344E64N
165 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
175 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 283).
- 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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