Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
600
650
500
600
700
700
750
500
500
450
450
500
600
km/h
25
SE
55
SSE
50
SSW
60
SSW
45
SSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
25
S
85
SE
50
SSE
65
SSE
70
SSW
70
SW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
1.5
max °C
1
3
4
1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-1
0
2
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-9
-8
-6
-9
-9
-14
-15
-15
-13
-10
-13
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
Freezing level m
1700
1300
2450
1650
1350
1100
1000
900
1050
1250
1100
1400
1500
1400
1350
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0230-1-3-4-4-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-22464210-1112223328812111098897810910108
Sunrise
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
Sunset
7:12
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:57

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat 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
7°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 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.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
0

* 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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