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

Krafla Weather Forecast

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Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
200
150
350
200
300
550
350
500
350
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
4350
km/h
50
ESE
70
SE
45
SE
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
5
ESE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SE
20
SE
25
S
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
0.6
0.1
1.3
0.1
0.5
0.4
max °C
3
5
6
5
5
4
2
3
2
1
1
1
-1
-1
1
2
4
6
min °C
2
5
5
5
4
2
1
3
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
2
3
5
 chill °C
-7
-2
-1
2
-1
-4
-5
-1
-1
1
-2
-5
-6
-4
0
-3
-2
1
Freezing level m
1100
1550
1650
1450
1400
1050
800
1050
1000
800
900
850
550
550
650
1050
1800
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
356553232111-1-1124679101097675555444468
Sunrise
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:00
6:57
6:52
6:49
6:45
6:42

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 300 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
105 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
3 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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