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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
700
1400
5400
550
450
650
350
200
250
250
250
550
400
200
km/h
15
NNE
10
NW
20
SSW
10
S
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SE
15
ENE
45
N
50
NNW
60
NNW
40
NW
10
NW
5
NE
25
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
9
8
3
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
1
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-8
-4
-9
-12
-9
-14
-12
-13
-11
-7
-3
-5
Freezing level m
400
300
0
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
150
250
0
0
450
700
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Sunrise
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:38
—
—
Sunset
5:20
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:12
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
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5:00
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue morning).

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.
45 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
88 km NNE
10m alt.
45 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
104 km NW
16m alt.
45 minutes ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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