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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
80
SSE
35
SSW
55
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
100
SE
85
SSE
120
S
70
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
20
SSW
45
S
30
SSW
50
SW
4
29
7
6
8
2
2
16
18
8
11
1
8
1
4
5
8
max °C
-2
-1
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-6
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-4
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-16
-22
-25
-21
-22
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-21
-17
-21
-19
-21
-20
-22
300
850
0
0
0
0
0
150
400
400
300
0
50
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
450
250
300
300
450
300
250
350
200
200
250
250
300
650
400
300
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-12-11-11-11-11-8-8-8-9-10-10-10-10-10-1011-5-4-6-5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-7-4-4-4
Sunrise
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
Sunset
6:43
6:45
6:49
6:52
6:54
6:58

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 106).
61
SHIP1909
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 167).
39
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
moderate rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP4263
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP4500
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3730
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8746
59 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP4883
59 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago

* 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.