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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
450
1500
1850
5450
700
350
300
300
km/h
20
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
4
14
7
5
0.1
2
3
0.9
12
max °C
4
5
5
4
2
1
3
4
9
11
9
10
12
11
11
12
10
min °C
4
3
5
2
0
1
2
3
7
11
8
9
11
10
11
11
8
 chill °C
0
-2
0
-4
-6
-4
-2
1
6
10
8
9
10
8
11
11
5
Freezing level m
1450
1300
1700
1500
700
750
900
1450
1950
2100
2300
2350
2500
2850
3150
3000
2800
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Sunrise
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:35
Sunset
10:05
10:00
9:57
9:52
9:49
9:45

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). 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.
2 hours 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
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Thorshofn Airport
85 km NE
20m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
90 km E
48m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Light rain .
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 40).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours 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.
3 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Drizzle
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km

* 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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