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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Fri night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
500
750
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
400
350
km/h
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
SSE
5
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.4
2
3
3
13
4
max °C
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
6
5
4
2
2
1
0
1
2
min °C
8
9
10
7
8
9
6
5
4
2
2
1
-1
0
0
0
 chill °C
8
9
10
7
7
8
3
1
-1
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-4
Freezing level m
2450
2500
2600
2350
2150
2100
2100
1750
1650
1250
1000
900
700
650
700
700
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Sunrise
4:09
4:13
4:16
4:20
4:24
Sunset
10:12
10:07
10:05
10:00
9:57

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Fri night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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.
226 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
229 km SW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
5

* 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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