Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
650
500
700
2500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
500
650
500
550
km/h
90
SW
100
SSW
110
SW
95
SW
40
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
0
N
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
5
—
—
2
1
7
15
5
3
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
0
-4
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-3
-2
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
 chill °C
-14
-14
-18
-16
-11
-8
-8
-7
-5
-6
-8
-12
-10
-12
-13
-14
-15
-14
Freezing level m
1000
1050
1200
850
950
1350
1050
750
650
350
450
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-4-3-1-3-4-5-6-6-7-7-7-7-6-7-7011-112-1-2-3-4-4-5-6-5-5-4-5-688877654333-1-4-2-10-2-4
Sunrise
8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
113 km ENE
38m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
7.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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

* 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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