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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W 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
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
6200
750
550
1950
300
300
250
250
300
300
300
300
400
400
750
km/h
0
NW
0
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
0
W
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
6
1
2
1
 mm
0.4
1
4
6
10
max °C
10
11
9
11
11
10
8
8
8
6
4
2
-1
-1
-2
0
3
4
min °C
9
11
8
10
10
8
8
8
7
5
3
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
3
 chill °C
9
11
7
10
10
8
7
8
4
0
-4
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-3
0
Freezing level m
2200
2300
2500
2450
2600
2450
2100
2100
2050
1850
1450
750
500
550
400
500
850
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1011911119888641-1-1-2-134141612151512131311975443487
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W 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
cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: scattered
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
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP5187
130 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
SHIP9470
130 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C

* 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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