Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
1450
500
1100
300
400
500
600
1650
550
650
700
600
600
750
600
850
km/h
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
75
ESE
65
SE
35
W
50
NW
40
WNW
65
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
W
45
SW
30
SSW
60
SSW
50
S
40
SSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
3
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-3
0
-4
-4
-10
-9
-4
-3
-3
1
3
6
5
3
0
2
min °C
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-7
-10
-10
-6
-4
-4
-2
2
4
3
1
0
-1
 chill °C
-7
-11
-12
-14
-15
-18
-22
-21
-15
-15
-15
-12
-5
-1
-5
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
1200
1050
750
700
850
950
0
0
750
900
950
1050
2300
3350
3500
2300
1500
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:08
—
—
Sunset
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
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—
5:37
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—
5:32
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW 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.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
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
9°C
No report.
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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
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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