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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
300
3650
400
250
550
550
200
500
1400
200
100
350
250
300
600
km/h
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
55
SSE
35
S
35
SW
35
SSE
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
50
ESE
45
S
45
SSW
100
NW
30
NW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
1
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3
6
1
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 mm
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—
—
—
0.4
0.3
—
0.7
0.1
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1.5
1.2
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—
—
—
max °C
2
2
1
2
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
2
3
7
2
-7
-6
-1
min °C
2
2
0
0
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
0
3
-3
-8
-7
-5
 chill °C
-2
-2
0
-3
0
-6
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-8
-5
-15
-21
-16
-11
Freezing level m
900
950
750
750
1300
1050
1450
1250
1200
1000
1150
1050
750
1800
750
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:45
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7:48
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7:52
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7:54
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7:58
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8:02
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Sunset
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6:00
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5:57
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5:52
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5:49
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5:45
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5:42
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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
Akureyri Airport
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
60 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Grimsey Island Airport
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 060 degs)
(6 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 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
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 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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