Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
1350
500
500
550
550
550
1400
1850
550
500
500
450
500
500
km/h
25
SSE
55
SSE
25
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NNE
10
ESE
10
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
70
SE
50
SSE
40
SSW
5
N
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
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—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-2
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-2
-1
-3
-1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-12
-13
-12
-3
-7
-9
-9
-7
-11
-7
-6
-14
-10
-9
-12
-13
-12
-14
Freezing level m
500
950
1050
1150
1000
900
700
900
850
1100
1500
900
1300
1400
1050
900
1000
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
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Sunset
—
6:08
—
—
6:06
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—
6:01
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—
5:58
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—
5:54
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—
5:51
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon 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
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 270 degs)
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.

* 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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