Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
550
600
450
450
1400
2500
2700
1250
450
400
450
450
550
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
E
15
NE
5
N
15
SW
15
SE
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
35
ESE
50
NE
65
NNW
50
NW
50
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
14
9
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-11
-11
-14
-12
-12
-13
-14
-16
-19
-21
-20
-21
Freezing level m
600
250
50
350
250
350
800
0
0
100
0
0
100
300
50
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
Sunset
5:25
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
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—
5:07
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the NNW 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour 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
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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