Katla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Katla Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 17mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Katla Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 6-9 Katla Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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 PM night
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snow showers
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
moderate snow
Wind km/h
90 SSE90
70 SSE70
65 SSE65
50 SSE50
65 SE65
80 ESE80
95 SE95
80 SSE80
50 SSW50
75 ESE75
85 ESE85
90 SE90
80 SE80
75 S75
50 SE50
25 NNE25
20 NE20
35 N35
30 N30
30 NNE30
25 E25
50 E50
45 E45
25 NE25
5 ENE5
0 NNW0
5 SW5
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Rain
Rain mm
17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
13 3 10 2 2 10 24 7 5 4 13 22 13 9 2 2 - - - - - - 1 - 1 5 8
High °C
4 0 -1 -1 0 1 2 0 -4 -1 1 0 1 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -3 -2 0 0 -1 -1
Low °C
1 0 -2 -1 0 0 1 -2 -5 -2 0 -1 0 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -3 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 -2
Chill °C
-5 -9 -11 -9 -9 -9 -7 -10 -14 -11 -9 -10 -8 -9 -10 -7 -7 -8 -8 -8 -7 -12 -11 -4 -2 -1 -1
Freezing level m
1800 1000 850 800 1000 1050 1300 1050 350 650 1050 900 1000 1050 700 800 850 700 750 650 600 550 550 750 1000 900 800
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Sunrise
10:48 - - 10:51 - - 10:52 - - 10:53 - - 10:56 - - 10:56 - - 10:57 - - 10:59 - - 11:00 - -
Sunset
- 3:27 - - 3:26 - - 3:26 - - 3:26 - - 3:26 - - 3:25 - - 3:25 - - 3:25 - - 3:25 -

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.
46 minutes ago
n/a° C
partially cloudy
Mist dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the SSE.(Wind varies from 090 to 200 degs)
(52 kph at 160).
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP4762
72 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
Selfoss
113 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
ASCATB339E64N
119 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 323.0).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
120 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 336.5).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Katla and within an acceptable time window.

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