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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
snow showers
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
E
10
SSE
5
ESE
35
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
SW
15
SE
40
SE
75
SE
30
SSE
65
SSE
40
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
9
3
4
1
max °C
-4
-7
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-9
-6
-5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
min °C
-5
-7
-6
-4
-8
-7
-7
-11
-9
-5
-3
2
2
-1
0
1
0
-13
-15
-9
-12
-16
-14
-12
-11
-16
-14
-13
-4
-6
-7
-5
-4
-7
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
950
950
850
700
850
800
Cloud base (m)
250
650
300
250
350
300
350
350
350
350
800
250
250
500
550
300
350
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Sunrise
6:09
6:05
6:03
5:58
5:54
Sunset
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:17
8:21
8:23

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed 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
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
snow showers
Shower light snow.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
1.5 km
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 90).
2.1 km
Hjardarnes Horna
182 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Jökulsárlón
185 km S
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 303).
70
229 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
5
Skógarnes
252 km SSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 86).
31
270 km SSW
101m alt.
48 minutes ago
-1° C
-
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 71).
18
Tungubakkar
290 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
291 km SW
1m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 126).
8
SHIP2654
296 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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