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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
250
250
1850
650
700
900
2000
750
600
450
550
300
300
350
300
350
km/h
60
NW
45
NW
25
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
S
35
SSW
40
S
80
SW
70
SSW
90
SW
85
SW
60
SW
55
SW
50
SW
15
SW
15
S
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.4
0.1
0.8
0.4
0.1
1.2
0.1
max °C
-6
-6
0
2
2
1
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
min °C
-6
-6
-3
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
6
7
7
4
3
 chill °C
-17
-16
-9
-6
-4
-4
-2
-1
-3
-7
-5
-6
-6
0
1
1
2
0
Freezing level m
0
0
0
800
900
950
2000
3000
2550
1200
1050
1350
1100
1800
2050
1900
1800
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-2221355344467754-1-30653437889910121187
Sunrise
8:02
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—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
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—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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Sunset
—
5:42
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5:37
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5:34
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—
5:30
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5:27
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5:22
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
1.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 170 to 330 degs)
(9 kph at 270).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
104 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Light snow.
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
104 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light snow
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
hy2b342E67N
126 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 338).
- km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.

* 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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