Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
600
500
500
500
650
450
450
450
500
550
1650
700
750
km/h
15
NNE
5
NNW
0
SW
10
S
55
ESE
70
SSE
60
SE
55
ESE
40
ESE
85
ESE
105
SE
70
SSE
60
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
3
0.1
1.4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
2
1
2
3
0
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-8
-6
-3
-6
-10
-7
-7
-6
-4
-10
-9
-9
-11
-9
-7
-10
Freezing level m
1150
1000
1050
1200
1200
2100
2600
2950
2900
1600
1650
1600
1150
1250
1300
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-2-13233110-2-2-2-3100126545443222187767121091011111099107
Sunrise
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:38
—
—
6:35
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—
6:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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.
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
cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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