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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1450
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
350
550
500
900
1850
1850
1700
1800
1700
km/h
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.7
4
2
3
18
10
4
0.1
max °C
10
8
6
5
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
8
11
9
10
12
10
min °C
9
7
5
5
4
4
2
0
0
1
3
6
10
8
9
11
9
 chill °C
8
6
2
1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-3
1
4
9
7
8
11
7
Freezing level m
2100
1950
1750
1700
1500
1500
1050
800
700
800
1350
1850
2050
2150
2100
2300
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:16
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
Sunset
10:07
10:05
10:00
9:57
9:52
9:49

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). 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
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.
1 hour ago
5° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
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.
226 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
229 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 46).
8

* 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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