Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5350
500
450
400
450
450
500
600
450
550
450
550
550
550
650
800
km/h
15
SW
25
SSE
55
SE
20
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
W
20
W
35
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
7
2
1
 mm
1.3
max °C
2
-1
1
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
min °C
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
 chill °C
-5
-7
-8
-1
-2
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
-7
-10
-9
-3
-6
-7
Freezing level m
2000
1250
1600
1550
1100
1200
1250
1150
1250
1250
1100
1150
1150
1050
1250
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-11-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-3-3-2-3-2132321111221111237799788898887898
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
Sunset
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Mon 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.
47 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
47 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
47 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
47 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
47 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
47 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
47 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 287).
13
230 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 86).
45

* 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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