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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
4950
800
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
350
600
600
850
1650
1900
km/h
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
25
NE
45
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
0.5
4
1.1
3
13
3
max °C
10
9
9
10
9
6
5
5
3
2
1
1
4
4
7
9
8
min °C
9
7
8
9
7
5
5
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
5
9
7
 chill °C
9
7
7
8
6
2
2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
0
2
5
9
6
Freezing level m
2500
2400
2200
2150
1950
1750
1700
1700
1050
900
700
700
900
1350
1550
1800
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
108910865432113469814111415121088765797111511
Sunrise
4:13
4:16
4:20
4:24
4:28
Sunset
10:12
10:07
10:05
10:00
9:57
9:52

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
0.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 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).
Hjardarnes Horna
182 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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