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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
5450
1550
250
1250
300
2000
1750
600
300
300
300
300
800
300
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
S
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
50
W
60
NW
35
NW
15
NW
15
SSE
20
S
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
0.5
0.3
2
12
max °C
12
11
9
8
7
8
9
8
3
4
2
-1
-1
0
3
7
4
min °C
12
9
9
8
6
7
9
3
3
3
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
5
4
 chill °C
10
7
7
6
2
3
6
-3
-3
-4
-12
-10
-8
-7
-3
1
-1
Freezing level m
2650
2900
2750
2250
1850
1950
2100
1750
1000
1100
600
500
550
450
850
1400
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
Sunset
8:01
7:58
7:53
7:50
7:45
7:43

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 230 degs)
(13 kph at 180).
0.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
105 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 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
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
226 km S
120m alt.
2 hours 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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