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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
300
550
700
900
700
5250
2550
550
550
450
750
450
550
km/h
60
SE
40
NW
65
NW
45
NW
25
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
75
SW
95
SW
90
SW
75
SW
75
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
13
8
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
-6
-6
0
2
2
2
3
4
6
2
3
7
8
8
10
min °C
1
-5
-7
-6
-3
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
5
8
8
9
 chill °C
-5
-17
-19
-16
-10
-6
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-6
-7
-2
1
2
3
Freezing level m
1000
800
0
0
0
800
950
900
2100
2850
2900
1050
900
2350
2400
2300
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-2-7-6-2222345236881062-2-216543366711131313
Sunrise
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—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW 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.
2 hours 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
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 070 to 190 degs)
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
1 hour 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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