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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
 km/h
25
NNE
45
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
40
NNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
25
SW
85
SW
85
SW
80
SW
60
SW
65
SW
75
SW
50
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
2
5
4
2
5
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-6
-5
-1
3
4
2
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-3
-7
-8
-5
-6
1
3
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-6
-8
-10
-13
-12
-10
-16
-16
-9
-13
-8
-6
-16
-16
-17
-20
-19
-14
-15
200
150
100
250
50
0
0
0
750
2700
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
250
300
350
300
650
550
500
600
1600
800
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-3-3-5-7-5-424-2-5-6-8-8-6-71112-2-5-4-16740-2-4-3-2-4
Sunrise
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:25

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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 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
59 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Low: 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.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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.
Jökulsárlón
185 km S
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 323).
20
226 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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