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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
5
WSW
30
SW
90
SSW
100
SW
85
SW
90
SW
80
SW
60
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
25
E
75
NE
25
NNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
4
9
5
3
max °C
-5
-1
3
4
-4
-7
-7
-9
-7
-5
-3
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-11
min °C
-6
-6
1
0
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-5
-6
-8
-8
-11
-11
-8
-11
-9
-13
-9
-10
-20
-22
-21
-21
-20
-15
-12
-19
-16
-17
-11
-14
-17
0
0
750
1350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
450
600
1300
450
400
500
550
200
250
300
400
4250
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-422-6-8-8-9-8-5-5-8-8-10-10-8-11-3-266-1-3-3-5-4-1-2-3-3-8-9-5-12
Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:25
7:29
7:31

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sat night, calm 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
104 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
105 km NW
17m alt.
3 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
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
182 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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