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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Sat night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
SW
55
W
15
WSW
20
SSE
70
SE
105
SE
50
ESE
20
S
25
SSW
0
NW
15
N
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NNE
10
NNE
15
ESE
5
SW
15
SSE
70
ESE
9
3
1
7
4
4
3
1
max °C
-8
-6
-5
-5
-2
-2
-4
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
min °C
-9
-8
-5
-8
-2
-2
-4
-6
-6
-8
-7
-4
-5
-4
-3
-6
-5
-3
-2
-18
-20
-11
-16
-12
-14
-10
-13
-13
-8
-13
-13
-15
-13
-7
-6
-5
-8
-13
0
0
0
0
250
350
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
50
200
0
0
200
450
Cloud base (m)
500
350
400
300
250
250
250
350
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-5-7-2-2-4-6-6-8-7-4-5-4-3-5-5-3-2-6-2-2-6220-2-2-6-41-112-1-113
Sunrise
6:22
6:18
6:13
6:09
6:05
6:03
Sunset
8:00
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:17

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Sat 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
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 260 degs)
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Jökulsárlón
184 km S
17m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 283).
87
228 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
13
Skógarnes
251 km SSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 282).
52
270 km SSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 275).
42
Tungubakkar
290 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
291 km SW
1m alt.
37 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2820
296 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4143
296 km WSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago

* 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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