Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
5250
450
400
400
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
550
km/h
50
WSW
20
SSW
80
ESE
70
SE
25
SE
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
10
W
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
2
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-3
0
0
0
0
-2
-5
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-2
min °C
-4
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-14
-12
-14
-9
-7
-8
-8
-14
-12
-8
-7
-4
-6
-11
-12
-8
-11
Freezing level m
1150
1100
950
1500
1550
1400
1500
800
550
800
1000
800
950
700
600
650
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-300-1-1-4-5-3-3-4-4-5-6-6-410-13333-1-3-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-2966999106565675444
Sunrise
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
Sunset
7:04
7:00
6:57
6:52
6:50
6:45

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Haze -.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
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.
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.
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.

* 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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