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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
1300
600
500
350
300
400
500
550
600
650
550
700
700
6050
2200
km/h
20
S
5
WNW
15
W
20
SW
65
ESE
50
SE
25
W
40
NW
40
WNW
75
WSW
65
WSW
70
W
70
W
50
SW
60
SW
70
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
4
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
0
-4
-4
-10
-7
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
3
3
min °C
-2
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-10
-11
-10
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
2
1
 chill °C
-9
-7
-12
-15
-13
-13
-23
-22
-20
-17
-15
-15
-13
-9
-6
-7
Freezing level m
1050
1200
1000
800
700
850
800
0
0
750
900
950
1050
1250
3350
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-4-4-2-4-7-11-9-5-4-4-2032110-20-1-4-9-6-2-1012444564653-2-24676478
Sunrise
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:06
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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.
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
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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