Askja weather
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Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
550
550
850
3750
500
450
650
600
450
450
500
400
300
400
500
550
700
km/h
5
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
65
SE
40
SE
45
SW
25
ESE
20
NNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
55
ESE
25
SSE
70
WNW
45
NW
30
W
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
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4
7
1
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6
2
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 mm
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-5
-9
-4
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-9
-9
-7
-5
 chill °C
-7
-9
-12
-6
-5
-13
-12
-10
-11
-10
-11
-14
-13
-7
-23
-20
-16
-16
Freezing level m
850
900
550
350
1250
800
950
1250
1100
750
900
750
600
1050
500
0
0
600
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Sunrise
7:43
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—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
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7:58
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Sunset
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6:01
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5:58
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5:54
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5:51
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5:47
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5:44
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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 -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

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
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 160 degs)
(6 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
ASCATC344E64N
170 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 53).
- km
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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