Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
700
550
550
550
4200
600
800
600
750
650
600
650
9050
6500
km/h
45
W
25
W
15
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
20
S
25
WSW
25
SW
60
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
70
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
110
WSW
80
SW
90
SW
80
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
1
2
3
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
2
4
3
2
2
min °C
-5
-5
-1
1
2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
2
3
2
1
 chill °C
-14
-12
-1
-7
-4
-6
-9
-10
-12
-16
-16
-16
-13
-11
-8
-6
-7
-8
Freezing level m
550
500
0
1950
2650
1250
650
850
350
150
450
550
0
1000
2400
2350
2400
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5023-1-2-3-3-5-5-5-403322-3-31341-1-2-2-3-3-3-22655443167632122225118108
Sunrise
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
8:57
—
—
Sunset
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:44
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—
4:40
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
ASCATB343E67N
194 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 359).
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* 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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