Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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PM
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PM
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
500
550
650
1450
700
700
600
550
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
km/h
105
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
SSW
50
SSE
45
WSW
65
W
10
WNW
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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7
1
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 mm
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max °C
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
2
0
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
min °C
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-9
-10
-11
-8
-10
-10
-8
-9
-12
-12
-7
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1800
1550
1150
1300
1250
1200
1250
1250
1350
1050
950
800
550
550
350
250
700
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-2-1-2-2-11-1-3-3-5-6-6-7-5-5-6432222232-10-2-3-3-4-3-2-31110810108999775441245
Sunrise
7:16
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7:18
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7:22
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7:24
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7:28
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7:31
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Sunset
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6:35
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6:30
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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 Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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.
53 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
3.2 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
53 minutes ago
13°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(41 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
53 minutes 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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