Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
300
400
500
550
1900
550
650
600
600
6300
550
650
550
700
550
550
km/h
85
ESE
65
SE
55
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
75
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
20
S
35
SSW
75
SSE
90
SSW
100
SW
115
SW
135
WSW
115
SW
75
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
3
8
1
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—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-4
-10
-8
-4
-4
-3
1
3
5
0
-1
-1
5
4
4
7
min °C
-3
-4
-9
-11
-10
-5
-4
-4
-3
2
4
-1
-2
-3
0
4
4
5
 chill °C
-14
-15
-22
-22
-20
-14
-15
-15
-13
-2
-2
-10
-13
-15
-10
-6
-5
-3
Freezing level m
650
900
800
0
0
700
850
1000
1100
2200
3050
1500
1250
1000
3450
3850
3650
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-7-11-9-5-4-4-135-1-2-23446-1-1-4-8-8-3-101352215778663-2-316642589810131311
Sunrise
7:56
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—
7:58
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—
8:02
—
—
8:06
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—
8:08
—
—
8:11
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Sunset
—
5:47
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—
5:44
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—
5:39
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—
5:37
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—
5:32
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5:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WSW 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.
44 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 80).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 120).
2.3 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
3.5 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 100).
Dalatangi(4097-0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
153 km S
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 130).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
44 minutes ago
6°C
-
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 60).

* 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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