Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, severe gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
550
800
4200
500
450
1250
450
400
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
75
SE
25
S
40
SW
30
E
30
NNW
35
W
35
WSW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
10
2
2
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-7
-8
-6
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-4
-5
-4
-6
-8
-9
-9
 chill °C
-8
-8
-9
-9
-5
-9
-13
-10
-10
-11
-13
-12
-6
-13
-17
-16
Freezing level m
900
850
900
500
650
1350
900
1000
1200
1000
700
850
800
50
150
0
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Sunrise
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
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—
5:51
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5:47
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, severe gales from the SE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW 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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 070 degs)
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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