Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
600
1650
1350
650
450
500
500
550
700
6350
550
650
700
700
750
700
km/h
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
W
15
SSE
75
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSW
60
SW
70
SW
70
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
1
 mm
0.1
max °C
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
1
6
2
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
0
0
2
0
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-6
-9
-7
-2
-3
-10
-6
-10
-10
-12
-14
Freezing level m
1300
1350
1400
1450
1250
1200
1300
1100
1050
1250
1750
3000
3050
1850
1400
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-3-3-21141-1-2-3222321211333643219991088978107991111109
Sunrise
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
Sunset
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15
7:12
7:07

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Mon 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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour 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.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
0.3 km

* 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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