Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
600
550
550
650
650
750
450
450
400
450
1150
1850
450
450
500
km/h
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
95
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
25
SSE
80
SE
55
SE
30
S
55
SW
45
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
2
2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
0
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
min °C
2
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-6
-9
-9
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
-13
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-13
-13
Freezing level m
2350
1750
1300
950
950
950
1050
1250
1000
1300
1450
1400
1400
1200
850
850
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-1-4-4-4-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-3-4-5-65330-1-101033331-2-2-41210107788679910107663
Sunrise
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
Sunset
7:12
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:57
6:52

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W 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
partially cloudy
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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