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

Krafla Weather Forecast

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Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
550
250
550
4700
400
400
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
200
250
250
350
km/h
80
SW
75
SSW
90
SW
80
SW
45
SW
25
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
ESE
5
NNW
15
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
0
NNE
15
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
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1
4
8
5
3
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1
7
1
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 mm
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0.1
0.7
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1
0.7
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
4
4
1
3
4
2
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-6
min °C
2
3
1
1
2
3
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-4
-4
-2
-5
-7
 chill °C
-7
-5
-9
-8
-5
-2
-1
-5
-1
-4
-7
-9
-9
-4
-10
-6
-10
-13
Freezing level m
900
1050
1100
750
950
1400
1000
650
550
400
350
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
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Sunrise
8:11
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8:15
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8:18
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8:22
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8:25
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8:27
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Sunset
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5:30
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5:27
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5:22
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5:20
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5:15
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5:12
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
27m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
104 km NW
16m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
122 km ESE
38m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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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