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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
SSE
45
SE
40
ESE
65
ESE
80
ESE
95
ESE
95
E
120
ESE
125
ESE
105
ESE
105
ESE
95
ESE
70
ESE
60
ESE
15
NE
40
SE
55
SE
85
ESE
1
4
1
3
10
1
2
4
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-5
-5
-4
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
min °C
-6
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-15
-16
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-13
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-13
-18
-18
-19
0
550
400
800
950
800
850
1150
850
600
650
650
550
500
0
0
0
350
Cloud base (m)
300
350
350
450
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
550
350
400
650
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-4-3-3-4-3-1-4-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-7-7-2002333421110-1-4-4-3-1
Sunrise
10:30
10:29
10:26
10:22
10:21
10:18
Sunset
4:28
4:30
4:34
4:37
4:40
4:44

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hekla at the specific elevation of 1491 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hekla. 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 76).
31
SHIP2391
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5278
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP6867
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7530
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4586
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4862
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.