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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
1350
450
800
700
4350
6050
1800
550
600
300
500
450
750
400
400
5900
km/h
50
NW
25
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
75
SW
60
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-1
2
2
2
4
5
5
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
min °C
-7
-4
0
1
1
3
5
4
2
3
1
1
3
3
0
0
0
 chill °C
-13
-10
-7
-4
-4
-1
-1
-3
-7
-5
-9
-8
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
Freezing level m
0
0
700
900
850
2300
3050
2750
1100
1050
1000
850
1050
1200
850
800
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-3122455342233111-2-2553347887777565
Sunrise
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8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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—
Sunset
5:42
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
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—
5:30
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5:27
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5:22
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

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.
45 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
45 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
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
105 km NW
17m alt.
45 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
45 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
226 km S
120m alt.
45 minutes 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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