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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
clear
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
5100
1550
400
1550
250
500
1450
550
300
300
400
300
450
300
km/h
20
SW
5
S
10
WSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WNW
60
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
20
S
55
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
0.3
0.2
1.6
0.1
9
max °C
11
9
8
7
8
10
8
3
4
2
-1
1
-1
3
7
6
min °C
9
9
8
6
7
10
3
2
3
-2
-1
1
-1
1
6
5
 chill °C
7
8
7
3
3
8
-3
-4
-4
-12
-10
-5
-4
-2
2
0
Freezing level m
2900
2800
2200
1750
1950
2150
1750
950
1050
850
500
800
500
900
1900
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
Sunset
7:58
7:53
7:50
7:45
7:43

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 230 degs)
(22 kph at 150).
0.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours 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.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 180 degs)
(6 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
226 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.

* 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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