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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 15 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
S
30
S
50
SSE
35
SSE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
50
S
25
SSE
20
E
15
NE
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
max °C
-6
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-2
0
0
1
0
0
0
-3
-1
0
min °C
-6
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
0
-1
0
0
0
-4
-3
-2
-1
-13
-11
-10
-6
-8
-4
-7
-10
-11
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-13
-10
-8
-6
0
0
150
350
150
0
0
0
0
700
650
750
700
650
250
0
200
650
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
300
300
350
300
300
300
350
300
350
350
1500
350
1700
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-3-2-3-4-4-5-40-1100-2-3-2-1-40120-2-3-8-5415540-222
Sunrise
10:55
10:52
10:48
10:45
10:42
10:40
Sunset
3:37
3:41
3:45
3:48
3:52
3:56

Loading...

Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
1 hour ago
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
1.5 km
105 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
105 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.

Krafla Photos