Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
500
600
650
650
700
550
700
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
1650
600
km/h
100
SSE
55
SSE
55
S
30
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SSE
60
SW
70
W
45
W
10
N
5
W
5
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
1
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
1
2
-1
-2
-3
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-5
min °C
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-6
 chill °C
-8
-9
-11
-9
-10
-11
-8
-6
-12
-12
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-13
-9
-15
Freezing level m
1900
1650
1200
1500
1300
1200
1300
1450
1350
1250
1100
750
550
700
650
650
1050
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-2-1-2-3-110-2-3-4-6-5-5-4-3-644232133321-1-3-2-2-10-3111199107999885454574
Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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—
6:23
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—
6:20
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6:16
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
4.5 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB344E64N
170 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 176).
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* 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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