Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
500
450
450
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
WNW
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
SSW
30
SE
55
SE
60
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
75
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
max °C
0
0
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
1
min °C
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-1
0
0
1
2
-1
 chill °C
-6
-8
-10
-12
-9
-7
-6
-4
-11
-10
-5
-8
-8
-8
-9
-7
-6
-12
Freezing level m
1500
1450
1250
700
1000
900
850
900
850
600
700
900
1200
1500
1700
2950
3050
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-2-4-3-4-4-4-5-6-5-3-101230331-2-1-1-1-1-2-3-2-1233453109867566655568991010
Sunrise
6:58
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—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:57
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—
6:52
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—
6:50
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—
6:45
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—
6:42
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—
6:38
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Húsavík Airport
107 km NW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Drizzle
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km

* 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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