Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
600
550
500
500
450
500
550
550
550
550
600
600
500
450
500
650
km/h
30
WSW
25
W
10
SW
15
S
40
SSE
35
SE
30
E
30
ENE
40
ENE
10
E
15
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
70
SSE
75
SE
50
SSW
35
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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4
—
2
4
4
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—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-1
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-11
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-10
-12
-12
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-12
-11
-9
-10
Freezing level m
650
850
500
600
800
800
850
850
850
750
950
950
1050
1150
1050
1350
1400
1300
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Sunrise
7:33
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—
7:37
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—
7:39
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—
7:43
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—
7:47
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—
7:50
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Sunset
—
6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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—
6:01
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—
5:58
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5:54
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SE by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(15 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.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 330 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
ASCATB344E64N
166 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 64).
- 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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