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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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PM
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light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
300
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350
550
500
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550
650
800
1800
550
350
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600
km/h
15
S
40
SSE
55
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
E
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
5
S
15
S
45
SSE
65
SSE
30
SSW
0
NE
35
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
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1
1
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 mm
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0.1
0.4
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0.1
0.4
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max °C
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
5
6
4
3
3
2
min °C
-1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
3
5
2
1
3
1
 chill °C
-6
-6
-6
2
2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
1
-6
-5
1
-3
-6
-1
-2
Freezing level m
500
800
1150
1100
1000
900
800
850
900
950
1500
1550
1300
1500
1350
900
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950
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Sunrise
7:39
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7:41
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7:45
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7:48
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7:52
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7:54
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Sunset
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6:07
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6:04
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6:00
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5:57
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5:52
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5:49
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 270 degs)
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
104 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 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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