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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
500
450
400
400
400
400
450
500
550
550
500
500
650
550
km/h
30
N
20
N
0
NE
5
SE
15
E
50
ENE
25
E
20
NNW
35
NW
35
W
55
W
20
SSW
70
SE
70
SE
65
SE
55
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
8
11
—
—
9
2
1
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
3
1
2
2
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
2
-4
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-14
-13
-9
-8
-10
-14
-11
-9
-14
-12
-14
-7
-8
-6
-14
-14
-14
-12
Freezing level m
550
500
500
0
450
900
550
700
750
700
750
1800
1950
2050
1850
0
650
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
Sunset
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the ENE by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
95 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).

* 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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