Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
500
1700
550
550
650
650
2100
800
500
500
550
550
550
550
600
450
450
km/h
55
WSW
35
SW
65
W
65
WNW
30
W
10
SE
20
SW
15
S
30
SSE
25
WSW
20
W
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
5
SSE
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
5
6
 mm
1.9
0.7
max °C
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-1
0
1
2
2
2
0
-4
0
2
1
1
-1
min °C
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
1
1
2
1
-3
-4
-1
1
0
0
-2
 chill °C
-14
-14
-17
-16
-12
-8
-7
-3
-6
-3
-3
-9
-9
-4
-4
-7
-8
-10
Freezing level m
900
1150
650
600
900
800
1400
1750
2000
1900
1850
1200
900
1250
2250
1350
1650
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-5-4-3-11222-2-4-1211-200-2-3-1-1344552-1343328855758101012128699898
Sunrise
6:16
6:18
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:49
7:45
7:40
7:37
7:34
7:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

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.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
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.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud

* 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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