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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
250
550
5700
400
500
250
250
250
250
250
200
200
200
250
250
250
km/h
75
SSW
85
SW
85
SW
50
SW
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
10
SE
15
NNE
25
NW
15
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
1
5
10
—
2
4
3
—
8
2
4
2
 mm
0.1
1
—
—
4
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
1
2
3
3
0
-1
-2
-2
0
1
1
1
-2
-4
-5
min °C
3
0
0
2
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
1
0
-3
-4
-7
 chill °C
-5
-10
-10
-6
-3
0
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-3
-3
-6
-10
-10
-12
Freezing level m
1050
1050
700
850
1350
1150
700
350
250
300
350
900
850
800
350
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
421232-1-2-2-2-1111-3-4-68766553222233320-4
Sunrise
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
Sunset
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(43 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
105 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: 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
ASCATB346E66N
165 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB347E66N
178 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 180).
- 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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