Krafla weather
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Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
300
200
250
350
550
300
1300
450
1350
400
450
200
200
250
km/h
10
S
5
NNE
5
S
5
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
SSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
S
20
SE
50
ENE
60
N
70
NW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
1
—
2
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
11
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
min °C
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-5
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-2
-3
-4
-8
 chill °C
1
-1
-2
-2
-8
-9
-6
-7
-9
-9
-7
-10
-11
-10
-9
-14
-15
-16
Freezing level m
1000
600
450
100
450
250
300
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
350
100
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:18
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—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
Sunset
—
5:22
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—
5:20
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5:15
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—
5:12
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—
5:07
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5:05
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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NNW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
88 km NNE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
104 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
cloudy
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
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.
Skardsfjoruviti
253 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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