Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
500
550
1350
550
600
600
600
5450
600
550
750
650
500
550
700
km/h
30
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
75
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
60
W
20
SSW
45
SSW
65
SSE
95
SSW
90
SW
115
SW
145
SW
105
SW
90
SW
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Snowflake cm
6
1
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—
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—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
—
—
3
0.6
—
0.1
max °C
-4
-10
-8
-4
-4
-4
-1
2
4
2
-1
-1
4
4
4
4
min °C
-9
-11
-10
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
2
0
-3
-2
3
4
4
3
 chill °C
-22
-22
-20
-15
-15
-15
-14
-5
-6
-10
-15
-13
-6
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
850
0
0
850
900
950
1100
1800
3150
2200
1250
1050
3150
3600
3000
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-11-9-5-4-4-2131-2-24444-4-8-7-3-1012431167763-1-227653688812141412
Sunrise
—
7:58
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8:02
—
—
8:06
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8:08
—
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8:11
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Sunset
—
—
5:44
—
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5:39
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5:37
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5:32
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5:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

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.
55 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
6
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
55 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
55 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
55 minutes 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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