Krafla weather
– Lat/Long: 65.73° N 16.78° W

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
250
450
400
1450
300
300
300
500
2750
750
1500
1600
250
350
300
2350
km/h
30
SSE
20
S
15
S
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
40
NW
30
NW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSW
5
WSW
15
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
3
0.1
14
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.2
max °C
8
9
8
3
4
-1
-1
1
3
5
8
8
7
5
1
2
5
7
min °C
6
9
3
2
3
-2
-1
-1
0
3
7
7
7
3
-1
0
4
6
 chill °C
2
6
-2
-4
-4
-11
-9
-8
-3
-2
3
4
6
-2
-8
-4
2
1
Freezing level m
1900
2200
1800
950
1150
400
450
550
1050
1450
2200
2050
1800
1600
650
650
1400
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:24
6:26
Sunset
7:53
7:50
7:45
7:43
7:38
7:35

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Krafla at the specific elevation of 650 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Krafla. 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
33 km ESE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
60 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Grimsey (4165 -0)
105 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB343E67N
119 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 103).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.

* 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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