Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
400
400
400
450
500
550
550
500
550
550
1600
850
550
550
650
km/h
10
SE
15
ESE
40
E
30
E
20
NNW
40
WNW
40
W
50
W
20
SSW
70
SE
75
SE
50
SW
40
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
11
4
5
5
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
2
1
1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
0
1
1
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
 chill °C
-9
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-14
-5
-8
-8
-14
-13
-9
-12
-11
-13
-14
Freezing level m
100
200
850
550
700
650
750
800
2000
1950
1800
300
0
450
700
600
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-4-4-5-4-4111-4-4-3-4-4-5-5-3-2-2-3-2-3-1-2234-1-2-1-1-2-4-41244445337930123-2-3
Sunrise
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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