Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
650
1200
450
450
500
550
550
800
750
700
1500
km/h
60
SE
5
S
10
W
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSE
50
SSE
60
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
1
1
2
4
 mm
5
max °C
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
2
5
7
2
min °C
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
2
3
0
 chill °C
-9
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-4
-5
-4
-8
Freezing level m
1600
1650
1250
1300
1200
1200
1500
1300
1200
1200
1200
1100
1250
1700
3000
3150
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-1-1-2-20-2-2-2-2-2-1145133222232111124574910888910988879891211
Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
Sunset
7:30
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15
7:12

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
3.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours 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.
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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