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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
250
300
750
750
700
2300
700
550
350
450
550
400
km/h
45
NW
65
NW
40
NW
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
80
SSW
80
SW
95
SW
100
SW
80
SW
65
SW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
14
9
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
max °C
1
-6
-6
0
2
2
1
3
4
6
4
3
8
8
8
8
min °C
-5
-7
-6
-3
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
6
8
8
8
 chill °C
-17
-19
-16
-10
-6
-4
-5
-2
-2
-4
-7
-7
-1
1
2
2
Freezing level m
800
0
0
0
800
950
850
1900
2800
2800
1150
950
2250
2750
2350
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-7-6-22213453378882-2-316544468711131313
Sunrise
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8:02
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—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
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Sunset
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:37
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—
5:34
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—
5:30
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5:27
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

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.
43 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
88 km NNE
10m alt.
43 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
105 km NW
17m alt.
43 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
43 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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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