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

Krafla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 02 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
55
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
50
SSE
45
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
S
60
SSE
60
SSW
55
S
60
SSW
25
SSE
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
2
2
1
4
max °C
-9
-7
-2
3
-4
-5
-7
-6
-5
-1
2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-13
-11
-4
-2
-5
-6
-9
-7
-6
-8
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
-7
-23
-17
-9
-10
-14
-14
-18
-13
-14
-16
-5
-11
-14
-14
-10
-15
-15
-13
-15
0
0
0
1300
0
0
0
0
0
0
950
550
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
1600
550
4400
350
250
200
200
500
700
300
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:11
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:52
Sunset
6:27
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:44

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Krafla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Krafla is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Krafla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

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
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 340 degs)
(17 kph at 300).
0.0 km
88 km NNE
10m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
104 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
snow showers
No report.
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
123 km ESE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs)
(19 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Gagnheidi
130 km ESE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
157 km ESE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
Hofn
179 km SSE
5m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
Jökulsárlón
185 km S
17m alt.
41 minutes ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 287).
24
226 km S
120m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 310).

* 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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