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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
550
700
550
600
550
4050
800
650
850
600
600
750
6400
6100
km/h
25
WNW
15
SE
45
SSE
55
SSE
15
S
10
W
30
W
50
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
105
WSW
85
WSW
90
SW
80
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
2
2
2
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
1
4
4
3
2
min °C
-5
-1
1
2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-6
-5
-6
-5
-3
3
3
2
1
 chill °C
-12
-1
-6
-6
-7
-6
-12
-11
-17
-16
-18
-15
-12
-6
-6
-7
-8
Freezing level m
550
0
1850
2350
1050
0
850
0
450
650
600
550
900
2250
2750
2650
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:55
—
—
8:57
—
—
Sunset
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:44
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—
4:40
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 290 degs)
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
ASCATB345E64N
170 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 253).
- km

* 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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