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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the E by Thu morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8950
2600
500
600
300
550
1600
250
250
250
250
400
250
200
200
250
km/h
20
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
80
SW
70
SSW
90
SW
75
SW
35
SSW
20
SSW
5
ENE
15
NNE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
40
E
20
E
35
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
5
5
—
—
—
1
2
—
 mm
—
—
0.1
—
—
1.6
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
1
—
—
max °C
5
5
6
2
4
3
1
3
3
0
-1
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
min °C
3
5
3
2
3
1
1
3
1
0
-1
0
1
2
2
2
1
-2
 chill °C
-2
-1
-5
-7
-5
-8
-8
-3
-1
-2
-5
-2
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-7
Freezing level m
2450
3300
2650
850
1050
1050
750
1000
1200
750
550
650
1100
1100
1100
1350
900
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4552421320-1112231-1457797675332345651
Sunrise
8:07
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—
8:11
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—
8:15
—
—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
Sunset
—
5:34
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:22
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—
5:20
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—
5:15
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the E by Thu 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.
1 hour 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.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
0.0 km
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
10°C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
0.0 km
105 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
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
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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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