Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
400
400
400
450
500
550
650
500
600
750
550
600
650
km/h
5
SE
20
E
50
ENE
25
E
20
NNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
10
S
65
SE
40
SE
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
E
35
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
9
5
4
10
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
0
1
2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
1
0
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-8
-10
-13
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-8
-8
-6
-11
-12
-11
-11
-14
-15
-17
Freezing level m
100
550
950
550
650
650
650
700
0
2000
1950
0
0
200
450
450
600
0
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Sunrise
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
Sunset
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the E by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB344E64N
165 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 256).
- km
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.7 km
Low: overcast

* 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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