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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
15
WSW
35
SW
80
SW
75
SW
90
SW
100
SW
45
SW
25
SSW
5
NNE
35
NW
45
W
40
W
2
11
2
0.1
1.2
1.2
max °C
1
1
1
1
2
2
-2
0
4
6
8
9
4
3
2
-4
-6
-4
min °C
1
0
0
1
1
-1
-4
-2
2
4
7
5
3
3
-3
-5
-7
-6
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-1
-10
-10
-6
-4
0
-2
-3
-2
-10
-13
-17
-17
1500
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1500
900
1050
300
0
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3250
3050
1350
1250
750
100
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
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9000
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450
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Sunrise
11:33
11:33
11:34
11:34
11:34
11:33
Sunset
2:34
2:36
2:37
2:37
2:38
2:40

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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 5 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
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
0.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 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.

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