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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
40
W
35
NNW
20
NW
20
E
40
ENE
50
NE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
50
ENE
25
ENE
20
W
20
WNW
55
NW
25
WNW
25
SW
75
SW
60
SW
80
SW
1
3
1
1
3
4
3
6
4
6
4
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-5
-1
4
5
5
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-5
-6
2
5
-2
-16
-13
-10
-12
-13
-15
-14
-12
-10
-11
-10
-8
-16
-18
-12
-13
-7
-2
-10
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
100
150
300
200
300
0
0
0
0
1000
3150
1300
Cloud base (m)
200
300
250
200
200
200
200
250
200
200
200
200
250
300
350
300
1550
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-4-5-4-5-5-4-4-3-3-3-5-7-5-4352-4-1-1-110-111122-2-2-3-2575
Sunrise
7:30
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:15
7:11
Sunset
7:02
7:06
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
88 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
105 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
105 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Mid: scattered
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Jökulsárlón
185 km S
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 266).
13

* 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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