Katla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Katla Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Katla Weather Summary:

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 6-9 Katla Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
moderate rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
moderate rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
55 S55
60 SSW60
80 WSW80
60 WSW60
55 SSE55
110 SW110
115 SW115
105 WSW105
55 WSW55
55 W55
80 W80
65 W65
95 W95
90 W90
85 W85
85 W85
60 WSW60
50 SW50
55 SW55
70 WSW70
70 WSW70
65 W65
80 WNW80
55 WNW55
40 W40
40 WSW40
50 WSW50
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Rain
Rain mm
14 - - - 34 - - - - - - 5 8 23 3 2 4 1 6 7 - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
8 7 5 1 3 4 3 8 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - 8 1 2 - - - - -
High °C
4 0 -1 -3 6 0 -1 -2 -5 -4 1 3 5 8 8 8 6 4 5 2 -3 -3 -3 -2 -1 3 3
Low °C
2 0 -2 -3 -2 0 -2 -5 -5 -4 -5 2 4 6 8 6 3 2 4 -4 -3 -4 -4 -2 -2 -1 2
Chill °C
-3 -8 -11 -13 -1 -11 -13 -14 -15 -14 -7 -5 -3 1 1 1 -1 -3 -2 -6 -13 -13 -14 -11 -9 -4 -4
Freezing level m
1700 1050 900 650 1050 1000 900 600 300 450 450 1300 2000 2850 3000 3200 2500 1400 1900 650 550 600 400 500 800 1100 2050
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
1-3-4-54-3-5-5-9-7-203677512-1-7-7-6-5-52140-1-360-1-2-5-41358886452-3-3-3-2-1339765117763478101011111091095434566
Sunrise
- - 8:15 - - 8:18 - - 8:21 - - 8:23 - - 8:26 - - 8:30 - - 8:33 - - 8:36 - - 8:38
Sunset
5:47 - - 5:45 - - 5:42 - - 5:37 - - 5:35 - - 5:31 - - 5:28 - - 5:24 - - 5:22 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Katla at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Katla. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Vestmannaeyjar
65 km SW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP3194
72 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Jaoar Stokkseyri wx
101 km W
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8.6° C
moderate rain
Rain
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Selfoss
113 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 173).
Kopavogur
145 km W
139m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 198).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Katla and within an acceptable time window.

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