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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
SSE
20
SSE
40
ESE
35
SE
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
45
SE
40
SSE
10
NE
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
6
1
0.1
max °C
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
-1
-2
0
2
4
min °C
0
-1
0
2
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
1
-2
-4
-2
2
1
-5
-6
-8
-4
-3
-1
-1
-4
-3
-1
-3
-3
-9
-11
-7
-3
-3
800
450
700
1100
1250
1350
1100
1000
1050
1250
1150
1250
500
0
300
900
1800
Cloud base (m)
300
350
1400
250
350
300
300
300
450
450
300
450
350
7700
5600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-11212212342-2-3-12342553443566631363
Sunrise
5:28
5:24
5:20
5:16
5:13
Sunset
8:44
8:47
8:51
8:53
8:58
9:00

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat 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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 140 to 270 degs)
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: 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).
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Jökulsárlón
185 km S
17m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 79).
70
226 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
229 km SW
120m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 49).
21

* 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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