Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
500
600
600
550
5000
800
500
500
500
550
550
550
5450
500
450
450
km/h
25
SW
65
WSW
65
WNW
35
WNW
10
NNW
20
SW
15
SSW
35
SSE
10
SE
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
0
NW
15
SSW
25
S
35
SE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
2
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
1
3
2
-1
-2
-5
1
3
0
-1
0
min °C
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-1
1
0
0
-1
-4
-5
-2
1
0
-1
0
 chill °C
-14
-17
-17
-12
-9
-6
-3
-7
0
-6
-11
-10
-2
-4
-6
-8
-5
Freezing level m
1250
750
550
850
600
1250
1650
1900
1850
1400
950
750
1200
2450
1500
1350
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-6-5-3-1121-1-3-5-120-101-2-3-2-2244420-2232238557371191097687888
Sunrise
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:49
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34
7:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours 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
8°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
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).

* 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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