Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
500
550
450
400
400
450
500
500
550
500
500
500
km/h
15
NNE
30
N
20
NNW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
40
ENE
30
E
20
NNW
40
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
SSE
70
SSE
85
SSE
40
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
7
5
10
—
—
7
5
5
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
1
1
1
1
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-2
1
1
-4
 chill °C
-12
-14
-13
-6
-5
-9
-15
-12
-13
-13
-10
-11
-5
-8
-9
-13
Freezing level m
50
500
500
400
0
0
600
550
700
650
800
650
0
1650
1850
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Drizzle
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.2 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 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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