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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
100
150
250
300
1550
750
850
750
6200
600
550
500
350
550
550
5800
km/h
65
E
75
SE
65
NW
65
NW
50
NW
30
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
55
S
40
SSW
85
SW
90
SW
90
SW
80
SW
65
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
19
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
1
-7
-6
0
2
2
2
3
4
6
3
2
8
8
9
9
min °C
1
1
-5
-7
-6
-3
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
4
8
9
8
 chill °C
-8
-6
-17
-19
-16
-10
-6
-4
-4
-3
-1
-3
-5
-7
-4
1
3
3
Freezing level m
850
950
800
0
0
0
800
950
950
2100
2800
3000
1150
900
2950
3550
3200
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-2-7-6-2222245326899662-2-316532457710121311
Sunrise
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—

Loading...

Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW 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.
48 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 80).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
88 km NNE
10m alt.
48 minutes ago
6°C
-
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 60).
90 km E
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 100).
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
3.5 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi(4097-0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
48 minutes ago
10°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
Hjardarnes Horna
182 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 120).
2.3 km
Mid: broken
High: 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.

Krafla Photos