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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
550
650
550
500
550
650
1650
1450
600
650
600
650
km/h
45
NW
45
W
35
W
15
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
20
SSE
50
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
60
SW
55
SW
80
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
110
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
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—
—
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5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-5
1
2
2
1
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
1
4
min °C
-4
-5
-6
-2
1
2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
3
 chill °C
-13
-14
-15
-2
-7
-6
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-15
-17
-13
-12
-6
Freezing level m
700
600
550
0
2050
2350
1300
0
800
500
550
550
650
0
950
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:41
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:48
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—
8:52
—
—
8:55
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Sunset
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
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4:51
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—
4:47
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4:44
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu morning).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, extremely windy from the WSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
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.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
177 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour 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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