Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
600
600
2000
700
500
500
500
500
550
550
600
1350
550
550
550
500
km/h
60
NNW
40
N
10
N
20
W
35
WSW
85
WSW
85
W
65
WNW
60
NNW
50
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
E
35
E
45
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-11
-9
-6
-5
-11
-16
-12
-15
-16
-15
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
min °C
-15
-15
-14
-11
-9
-6
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
 chill °C
-30
-27
-22
-19
-19
-18
-30
-32
-31
-28
-26
-25
-18
-19
-19
-18
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-13-10-8-6-13-16-14-16-16-16-14-12-11-11-11-10-12-12-11-8-6-3-11-14-11-13-14-14-13-11-10-11-10-8-6-6-7-4-24-4-7-5-6-10-13-13-9-8-11-10-5
Sunrise
9:29
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
Sunset
—
4:10
—
—
4:07
—
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sat 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
95 km WNW
120m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
109 km SE
7m alt.
46 minutes ago
-1°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(24 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
light snow
Light snow.
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
46 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).

* 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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