Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
600
750
850
800
550
550
5700
650
650
500
550
550
600
5800
700
550
km/h
45
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
80
SW
70
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
75
SW
95
SW
85
WSW
35
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
2
0
-1
1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
0
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-3
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
 chill °C
-12
-9
-6
-10
-10
-10
-15
-14
-11
-12
-11
-15
-17
-16
-14
-12
-14
-16
Freezing level m
800
1000
1800
1450
1350
1750
1250
750
1050
1300
1250
1350
600
350
150
0
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-21-1-11-3-4-2-2-1-2-6-7-7-6-7-7-1023231-11222-4-5-5-4-5-544688874599842111-1
Sunrise
9:04
—
—
9:08
—
—
9:11
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
9:22
—
—
Sunset
—
4:34
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:27
—
—
4:23
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—
4:21
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—
4:16
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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
clear
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
0.0 km
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
-
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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