Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
1400
4100
500
500
650
550
450
500
550
400
300
350
600
500
650
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
70
SE
35
SSE
30
SSW
15
SE
15
NW
40
W
20
SSW
45
ESE
55
SE
75
WSW
90
NW
75
WNW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
1
—
3
4
2
—
3
4
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
1
-3
-9
-9
-3
min °C
-4
-5
-2
0
-3
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-7
-10
-9
-7
 chill °C
-10
-12
-5
-4
-14
-10
-8
-5
-10
-13
-10
-12
-12
-20
-24
-22
-16
Freezing level m
950
600
700
1450
950
1200
1250
1050
950
900
750
700
1800
850
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
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7:58
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Sunset
6:01
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5:58
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5:54
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5:51
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5:47
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5:44
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Thu morning).

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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
206 km WSW
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
0
230 km SW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 126).
6
Reykjavik Airport
266 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
267 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
Keflavik Airport
305 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC347E67N
323 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC348E67N
332 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC350E66N
340 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 89).
- km

* 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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