Krafla weather
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Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1300
650
1850
650
1900
700
500
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
350
km/h
40
S
30
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSW
35
W
45
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
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1
1
1
2
1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
1.5
0.4
0.2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
6
5
4
5
6
6
4
1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
min °C
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
2
1
0
0
0
-3
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-5
-6
-5
-3
-2
-7
-6
-3
-4
Freezing level m
1350
1400
1400
1250
1350
1450
1500
1250
800
650
700
700
400
250
450
200
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Sunrise
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7:20
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7:22
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7:26
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7:28
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7:33
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Sunset
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6:30
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6:27
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6:22
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6:19
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6:15
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 240 degs)
(19 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
226 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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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