Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5650
600
500
500
550
550
500
500
500
1300
1900
2300
1600
700
2700
700
500
km/h
60
SSW
40
S
15
S
15
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
20
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
0
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
1
4
1
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
0
-3
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-4
-2
-4
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
 chill °C
-14
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-16
-13
-10
-7
-13
-13
-15
-17
Freezing level m
950
1500
950
700
500
150
400
250
0
600
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-1-4-6-6-7-7-8-5-7-6-6-7-8-7-8-901-1-3-4-4-4-5-2-4-4-4-4-5-4-5-66654323123-1-11-2-2-11
Sunrise
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
Sunset
5:30
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:19
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(22 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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