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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
600
4950
2300
2250
500
1200
100
150
250
250
500
450
600
5000
5850
km/h
40
SSW
25
SSW
0
SW
5
WNW
10
SSW
65
E
60
SSE
45
WNW
65
NW
15
W
35
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
1
-6
-4
1
1
1
2
3
4
6
min °C
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
-6
-7
-5
-2
1
1
0
2
3
5
 chill °C
-2
-3
3
0
-3
-9
-5
-18
-19
-11
-9
-6
-5
-6
-2
-3
0
Freezing level m
1200
1250
1250
1050
1000
700
1300
600
0
0
0
850
900
700
2050
2750
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
5:52
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat 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.
48 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
88 km NNE
10m alt.
48 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
105 km NW
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
48 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
226 km S
120m alt.
48 minutes 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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