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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Fri night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
800
800
450
750
450
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
450
km/h
0
WNW
0
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
35
ENE
35
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
1
 mm
0.4
4
2
5
6
max °C
10
11
9
11
10
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
0
0
-1
1
2
1
min °C
9
11
8
9
10
7
8
9
7
7
6
1
0
0
-1
0
1
0
 chill °C
9
11
7
8
10
7
8
9
6
5
3
-6
-7
-6
-7
-4
-3
-3
Freezing level m
2200
2350
2500
2500
2550
2400
2150
2100
2100
1900
1950
1700
700
600
500
650
900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
101191010899876400-11211416111514111314121097554566
Sunrise
4:05
4:09
4:13
4:16
4:20
4:24
Sunset
10:15
10:12
10:07
10:05
10:00
9:57

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Fri night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun 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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
0.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
103 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
103 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP5935
129 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3527
129 km WSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
SHIP109
129 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2397
129 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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