Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
8700
600
550
550
4600
8500
6050
1400
km/h
65
W
70
W
90
N
75
NNW
50
NW
45
NNW
25
N
15
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
0
SW
10
W
5
W
10
W
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
20
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-15
-11
-15
-17
-17
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-16
-16
-14
-16
-18
-18
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-31
-32
-30
-31
-33
-33
-26
-23
-18
-18
-16
-16
-16
-9
-13
-12
-12
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-13-16-18-18-16-15-14-13-12-12-11-9-9-9-8-7-12-13-10-13-15-16-14-14-13-12-12-12-10-9-8-8-8-6-7-7-4-6-9-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-11-10-10-10-9-6
Sunrise
9:36
—
—
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:49
—
—
9:53
—
—
Sunset
—
4:04
—
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:55
—
—
3:52
—
—
3:48
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 260 degs)
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
53 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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).
176 km NW
16m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3°C
light snow
Light snow.
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Low: broken
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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