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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
300
350
400
250
300
200
200
250
250
50
200
250
300
450
km/h
15
SE
10
S
5
W
5
SE
10
SSE
45
SSE
60
SE
40
SW
15
SSE
25
N
25
WNW
10
SSW
45
E
35
SSE
90
NW
55
NW
10
SW
40
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
2
1
14
5
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.6
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—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
5
4
1
1
0
0
4
0
-4
-3
1
min °C
2
2
0
0
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
-5
-5
-3
-1
 chill °C
-2
-1
0
-2
0
-5
-6
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-8
-6
-17
-15
-7
-7
Freezing level m
900
1000
750
700
1200
1200
1000
1300
1500
850
750
700
650
1400
350
0
0
600
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Sunrise
7:45
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—
7:48
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7:52
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—
7:54
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—
7:58
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—
8:02
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Sunset
—
6:00
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—
5:57
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5:52
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—
5:49
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5:45
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5:42
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

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
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
226 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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