Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
500
450
450
450
500
500
450
400
400
450
500
500
650
500
450
500
km/h
10
ENE
20
NNE
30
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
5
S
15
E
50
E
30
ENE
35
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
20
W
30
SSE
65
SSE
95
SE
55
S
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
9
5
9
—
—
6
6
9
8
2
—
—
—
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
1
2
1
1
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
1
-4
 chill °C
-12
-12
-16
-12
-12
-6
-12
-13
-11
-12
-11
-11
-10
-6
-8
-9
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
400
450
350
0
0
700
500
650
750
850
850
0
1900
1750
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
5:12
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Thu 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
49 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
1°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
49 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
49 minutes 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
49 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.2 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
49 minutes 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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