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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
750
450
350
200
250
400
350
300
450
6600
1800
450
300
600
350
300
300
km/h
5
S
15
S
25
WSW
70
W
50
NW
80
N
60
NNW
40
NNW
15
NW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
8
20
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-4
-2
-8
-4
-5
-9
-11
-12
-14
-14
-8
-8
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-7
-5
-5
-10
-5
-8
-10
-11
-17
-16
-14
-13
-9
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
 chill °C
-10
-10
-12
-24
-15
-20
-22
-22
-21
-16
-20
-18
-9
-15
-18
-16
-13
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-4-9-5-7-10-11-15-15-14-11-9-11-13-13-13-13-4-3-1-50-1-5-6-13-16-17-12-8-11-13-13-13-13
Sunrise
9:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:47
—
—
9:51
—
—
9:53
—
—
9:57
—
—
Sunset
—
4:00
—
—
3:57
—
—
3:53
—
—
3:51
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:44
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Sun morning). 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
-7°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
59 km WSW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
90 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
ASCATB342E67N
135 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 174).
- km

* 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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