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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
NNW
35
W
35
NW
15
W
25
W
40
NNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
60
ESE
6
2
2
2
7
1
1
2
1
3
max °C
-4
-5
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-5
-6
-8
-6
-5
-7
-6
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-14
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-17
-13
-9
-16
-14
-11
-13
-12
-12
-14
100
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
250
Cloud base (m)
150
200
150
150
150
200
200
250
550
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-7-7-6-5-6-7-6-5-7-5-4-5-6-5-30-3-3-3-5-1-1-5-4-1-5-31-2-2-1-2
Sunrise
7:37
7:33
7:30
7:26
7:22
Sunset
6:53
6:57
7:00
7:02
7:06
7:09

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the ESE by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
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.
2 hours ago
5° C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 190 to 310 degs)
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
182 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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