Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
550
600
600
550
600
600
550
600
550
550
600
600
650
km/h
90
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
70
SW
70
SW
80
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
40
W
10
NW
5
W
25
W
50
W
60
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-8
-9
-5
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-7
-8
-10
-9
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1750
1400
1150
1300
1350
1200
1200
1200
1250
800
250
0
0
0
250
0
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Sunrise
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9:11
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9:15
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9:18
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9:22
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9:26
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Sunset
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4:27
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4:23
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4:21
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4:16
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4:14
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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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