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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
50
150
250
250
800
750
700
4900
4500
2550
350
400
500
500
650
km/h
60
E
70
SE
60
NW
65
NW
40
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
50
S
35
SSW
75
SW
50
SW
65
SW
85
SW
65
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
20
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
1
-7
-6
1
1
2
2
3
5
6
3
3
9
10
10
9
min °C
1
1
-5
-7
-6
-4
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
3
3
9
9
8
 chill °C
-8
-7
-17
-19
-15
-11
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
-4
-6
-5
-4
4
3
3
Freezing level m
850
900
800
0
0
0
850
900
1100
2250
2950
3000
1000
1050
3000
3600
3750
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-2-7-6-212235423610109662-2-30553345678131312
Sunrise
7:58
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8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:37
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—
5:34
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—
5:30
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—
5:27
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW 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.
49 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
17
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(17 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
88 km NNE
10m alt.
49 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.
6.0 km
105 km NW
17m alt.
49 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
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
49 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
182 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 80).
2.7 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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