Katla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Katla Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the E by Thu morning).

Days 3-6 Katla Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 214mm) on Sat morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Katla Weather Summary:

Drizzle, on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
partially cloudy
snow showers
heavy snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
moderate snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
15 ESE15
35 ESE35
50 E50
25 SSW25
20 SW20
15 ESE15
75 ENE75
65 SSE65
50 SW50
50 SSE50
90 SE90
90 SSE90
80 SSE80
90 SSE90
90 SSE90
95 SSE95
80 S80
45 SSW45
50 SSE50
50 SE50
45 SSE45
45 SSW45
35 SW35
20 N20
40 ESE40
35 SE35
25 SE25
some clouds snow shwrs heavy snow some clouds some clouds some clouds heavy snow heavy snow snow shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow mod. snow heavy rain heavy rain heavy rain heavy snow light snow light snow light rain cloudy light snow mod. snow light snow clear some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - 74 63 13 46 17 - - 2 - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 1 13 - - - 15 15 5 1 17 10 - - - 13 3 2 - - 5 6 4 - - - -
High °C
-3 -3 -4 -5 -5 -4 -3 -1 -3 -1 0 3 3 3 4 2 0 -1 3 0 1 2 1 1 -1 -1 -2
Low °C
-3 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -2 -5 -3 0 2 3 3 3 1 -1 -2 2 -1 -1 1 1 -2 -2 -2 -3
Chill °C
-8 -11 -13 -12 -11 -7 -14 -10 -11 -11 -10 -6 -6 -6 -5 -8 -10 -8 -4 -8 -6 -5 -5 -4 -8 -8 -9
Freezing level m
1000 900 850 800 750 700 550 1300 800 900 1400 2200 2150 2200 2150 1950 1450 1200 2050 1450 1850 1800 1700 1600 1100 1150 900
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
9:33 - - 9:36 - - 9:38 - - 9:41 - - 9:45 - - 9:48 - - 9:51 - - 9:53 - - 9:56 - -
Sunset
- 4:25 - - 4:23 - - 4:21 - - 4:17 - - 4:15 - - 4:13 - - 4:09 - - 4:07 - - 4:05 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Katla at the specific elevation of 1512 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jaoar Stokkseyri wx
101 km W
10m alt.
1 hour ago
3.3° C
partially cloudy
Partly Cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Selfoss
113 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 308).
Kopavogur
145 km W
139m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 119).
Reykjavik(notam)
151 km W
61m alt.
2 hours ago
10.3° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
70 km
Mid: few

* 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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