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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8950
2700
700
600
250
600
5900
1300
250
250
250
250
250
200
200
200
250
km/h
35
SSW
55
S
80
SW
70
SSW
80
SW
75
SW
40
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
2
2
3
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
—
0.1
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
2
4
4
1
3
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-3
min °C
5
4
2
3
1
0
2
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-5
 chill °C
0
-4
-7
-5
-8
-10
-5
1
0
-5
-4
-6
-8
-8
-4
-7
-9
Freezing level m
3300
2700
900
1000
1100
700
1000
1000
800
500
450
350
450
350
250
500
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:22
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—
5:20
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5:15
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
partially cloudy
No report.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
105 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
0.0 km
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
226 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.

* 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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