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

Krafla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, near gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
6000
450
250
250
250
350
250
250
200
250
450
300
300
300
600
250
200
km/h
80
SW
55
SW
25
SSE
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
35
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
2
1
—
—
2
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
1.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
3
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
1
min °C
0
1
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
 chill °C
-10
-7
-4
-3
-3
-2
-6
-10
-10
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-13
Freezing level m
650
800
1100
950
600
500
300
350
200
200
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:15
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—
8:18
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
—
—
8:32
—
—
Sunset
—
5:27
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—
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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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, near gales from the ENE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 240 degs)
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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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