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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
200
350
300
250
1350
1200
250
300
350
450
1400
400
1400
500
300
km/h
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
35
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
1.4
10
0.4
0.1
0.5
2
1.5
max °C
8
7
9
8
3
4
0
0
1
1
6
8
7
7
5
0
min °C
6
6
8
4
2
3
-2
-1
1
1
3
7
7
7
2
-2
 chill °C
2
2
5
-2
-5
-4
-10
-9
-6
-3
-1
3
4
5
-4
-9
Freezing level m
1900
1800
2000
1800
950
1100
550
500
750
900
1550
2250
2050
1950
1600
550
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Sunrise
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:24
Sunset
7:53
7:50
7:45
7:43
7:38

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC347E66N
198 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC348E66N
211 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNE
(16 kph at 16).
- km

* 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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