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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
 km/h
40
SSE
70
SSE
90
SE
45
SE
35
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
10
SE
65
E
35
NE
15
NNW
 cm 
1
6
 mm 
max°C
2
1
2
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
min°C
-2
0
2
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-2
-3
-3
chill°C 
-10
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
-7
-9
-10
-12
-10
-12
-9
-8
Freezing level (m
0
900
1100
800
800
200
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
250
100
Cloud base (m)
250
200
200
250
450
250
150
200
200
250
3750
250
500
250
1200
200
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:21
11:22
11:25
11:26
11:27
11:30
Sunset
2:40
2:38
2:37
2:37
2:36
2:34

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
33 km ESE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
88 km NNE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
104 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
moderate rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 140 degs)
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Jökulsárlón
185 km S
17m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 129).
65
226 km S
120m alt.
3 hours 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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