Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
400
450
500
500
600
500
600
550
2100
550
800
650
750
km/h
20
E
45
ENE
25
E
15
NNW
45
WNW
35
W
40
W
10
SSE
55
SE
50
SE
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
10
6
3
5
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
0
1
1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-10
-13
-10
-11
-12
-14
-13
-8
-9
-12
-12
-10
-13
-11
-13
-14
-15
Freezing level m
700
1000
600
650
700
650
700
750
1700
1750
0
0
850
0
500
300
0
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Sunrise
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
Sunset
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
39 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
153 km S
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
39 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
0
230 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 319).
16
Reykjavik Airport
266 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
0.0 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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