Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
550
500
550
1350
600
500
500
500
500
500
500
450
450
600
km/h
20
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
20
SE
55
SE
75
SE
55
SSE
45
SE
40
ESE
85
ESE
95
SE
75
SSE
45
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
0.4
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
2
1
2
0
-1
0
-2
 chill °C
-7
-6
-6
-2
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-6
-6
-5
-10
-12
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1200
1100
1000
1150
1050
1100
1200
1050
1300
1500
2250
3100
2700
1650
1550
1550
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-3-2-3-3-3-3023231-11-111011121355454343777878979111110101091010
Sunrise
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—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
6:52
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6:50
—
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6:45
—
—
6:42
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6:38
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6:35
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
3 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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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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