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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
500
4550
600
1450
350
1350
50
200
250
300
650
300
750
4900
1600
4300
km/h
65
SE
40
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
15
SW
55
E
60
SSE
30
WNW
70
NW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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11
6
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—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.4
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—
—
—
—
0.2
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
-6
-2
0
1
1
1
3
4
5
min °C
2
4
3
2
2
1
0
1
-7
-7
-4
-1
0
1
0
1
2
2
 chill °C
-6
-2
-3
-2
0
-4
-8
-4
-20
-19
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
Freezing level m
1050
1150
1300
1150
1100
950
650
1200
800
0
0
750
650
850
950
1300
2250
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
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—
7:54
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—
7:58
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—
8:02
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—
8:04
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—
8:07
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Sunset
—
5:52
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5:49
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5:45
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—
5:42
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5:37
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5:34
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat 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
Akureyri Airport
59 km WSW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
Grimsey Island Airport
104 km NW
16m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
105 km NW
17m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
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.
57 minutes ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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