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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
600
300
700
450
250
250
300
500
1450
450
1500
1850
1350
250
300
650
km/h
5
WSW
5
SE
15
S
30
SSE
55
SE
40
ESE
40
E
35
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
40
SSE
85
SSE
50
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
1.6
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
0.1
—
max °C
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
5
5
3
min °C
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
2
4
4
2
 chill °C
-1
0
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
-6
-4
-2
-2
Freezing level m
850
600
700
900
950
900
850
1000
850
950
950
1000
1350
1800
1450
1400
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1011212222134355364356666664687997
Sunrise
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7:39
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7:41
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7:45
—
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7:48
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—
7:52
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—
Sunset
6:12
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6:07
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6:04
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6:00
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5:57
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5:52
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Sun 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
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: 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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