Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
500
450
500
500
550
550
550
650
750
650
600
550
500
550
450
450
500
km/h
50
WNW
20
ENE
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
0
S
5
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SSE
40
SSE
70
SSE
55
SE
5
NNW
5
NW
30
NNE
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
5
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-12
-12
-14
-12
-7
-7
-7
-5
-10
-9
-8
-14
-15
-10
-6
-6
-14
Freezing level m
950
750
600
600
450
100
550
0
250
850
0
600
900
950
850
800
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-6-6-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-5-4-3-4-4-5-1-2-3-3-4-4-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-26544212-1341576555
Sunrise
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
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.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB346E64N
164 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB347E64N
169 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 312).
- 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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