Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
650
500
450
500
3200
1600
2600
600
650
700
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
20
SSE
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
35
SW
35
SSW
15
SW
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
ESE
40
NE
55
N
50
NNW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
—
—
4
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
7
7
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
min °C
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-8
 chill °C
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-15
-13
-11
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-18
-16
-14
Freezing level m
1100
650
400
250
400
250
0
450
0
0
250
0
0
0
100
450
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-6-6-6-7-4-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-7-1-3-4-4-4-5-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-4-4-3-4-564223211-3-1-1-4-31233-1
Sunrise
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
Sunset
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:07
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun morning, calm 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.
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
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 190 degs)
(7 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 170 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 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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