Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
550
550
700
650
750
650
500
550
500
550
550
1700
550
550
km/h
50
NNW
75
NNW
55
NW
40
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
10
SW
25
W
10
W
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
W
25
WNW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
18
3
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-16
-18
-16
-15
-14
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
min °C
-14
-17
-18
-18
-16
-15
-13
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-29
-32
-33
-32
-26
-22
-17
-19
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-16
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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9:40
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9:42
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9:47
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9:49
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9:53
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Sunset
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4:00
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3:57
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3:55
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3:52
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3:48
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
53 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 350).
1.9 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
1°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
53 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 310).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
53 minutes ago
-1°C
-
81
Severe gales from the N
(81 kph at 0).
177 km NW
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
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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