Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
600
550
550
5450
600
750
650
850
650
650
850
5150
6000
650
600
700
km/h
50
SSE
45
SSE
15
S
30
SW
25
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SW
75
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
80
WSW
85
SW
90
SW
100
SSW
85
SSW
75
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
2
3
4
5
6
2
1
2
min °C
1
1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
2
3
4
1
1
1
-1
 chill °C
-7
-5
-10
-10
-10
-14
-17
-17
-18
-14
-11
-7
-6
-4
-9
-9
-8
-10
Freezing level m
2200
2650
1450
600
800
500
750
600
650
200
1100
2000
2500
2950
3100
2250
1850
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-1-3-3-4-5-6-6-303454211341-1-1-2-2-2-3-12566644367633244424999810107
Sunrise
8:45
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8:48
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8:52
—
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8:55
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8:57
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9:02
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Sunset
—
4:53
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4:51
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4:47
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4:44
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4:40
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4:37
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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