Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
550
550
600
650
700
550
550
650
550
450
450
500
550
550
650
km/h
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
NNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSE
25
S
50
SSE
45
SE
30
ENE
20
NNE
35
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
3
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—
—
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4
4
5
6
2
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-6
-6
-2
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
 chill °C
-13
-10
-10
-9
-4
-4
-10
-12
-10
-11
-14
-13
-12
-11
-14
-12
-6
-10
Freezing level m
550
650
450
200
750
350
600
950
400
650
850
900
700
750
850
600
550
0
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Sunrise
7:28
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7:31
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7:33
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7:37
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7:39
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7:43
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Sunset
—
6:20
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6:16
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6:13
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6:08
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6:06
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6:01
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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 -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
53 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
53 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
163 km NNE
10m alt.
53 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB344E64N
174 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 359).
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* 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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