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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
500
600
5250
700
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
650
3850
600
km/h
0
WSW
5
NE
5
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
0.7
4
4
6
13
1.9
0.5
max °C
9
10
9
9
9
9
5
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
4
8
10
7
min °C
8
9
7
8
9
6
4
3
1
1
0
-1
0
2
3
5
9
6
 chill °C
8
9
7
7
7
3
0
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-2
2
9
5
Freezing level m
2500
2550
2400
2150
2050
2050
1650
1250
1000
750
750
550
650
1050
1150
1700
1950
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
910899853211-11247107141411131411876555566111410
Sunrise
4:09
4:13
4:16
4:20
4:24
4:28
Sunset
10:12
10:07
10:05
10:00
9:57
9:52

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
42 minutes ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
104 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
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
hy2b343E67N
133 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 258).
- km
hy2b342E67N
134 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b345E67N
145 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 188).
- 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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