Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
550
650
800
500
600
750
650
600
650
700
800
800
500
450
550
km/h
15
NNW
30
W
20
WSW
25
SSE
70
SE
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
65
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
70
WSW
30
SSW
70
SE
40
SE
55
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
 mm
0.3
max °C
-1
-1
-1
1
5
4
2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-2
0
0
min °C
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-8
-8
-7
-4
-11
-5
-10
-10
-13
-12
-13
-14
-10
-12
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1100
1300
1350
1800
1250
2700
1750
1350
1100
1100
1050
1100
1350
1100
1350
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-11231-1-3-3-3-3-2-2-1-1123346431111213389117913111088997799
Sunrise
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:15
7:12
7:07
7:04
7:00

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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
rain showers
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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