Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
500
600
500
500
500
550
550
500
550
600
500
500
450
450
450
1400
700
1600
km/h
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
0
SSW
10
SE
50
ESE
65
SE
55
SSE
50
SE
55
ESE
65
ESE
95
SE
95
SE
45
S
35
S
30
SSW
40
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
6
1
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.2
—
—
0.4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
0
1
-1
-2
min °C
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
1
3
3
-1
0
1
0
1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-6
-5
-6
-5
-3
-6
-10
-8
-7
-4
-4
-12
-10
-9
-9
-6
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1100
1150
1150
1050
1100
1050
1200
1850
2050
3250
2900
1700
1600
1650
1600
1650
1350
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-3-3-1234410101-2-201101125556434442279878681210911101011101198
Sunrise
7:03
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—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
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Sunset
—
6:50
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
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—
6:38
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—
6:35
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6:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri 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
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
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.

* 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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