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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
 km/h
30
SE
85
ESE
40
NE
40
ENE
10
ESE
30
NE
35
NNW
20
NW
20
SSE
145
SE
50
S
95
SW
80
SW
50
WSW
25
NNW
45
N
15
S
90
SSE
3
10
1
2
2
2
11
16
36
17
7
3
33
max °C
-9
-7
-9
-12
-12
-12
-16
-13
-11
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-9
-4
min °C
-10
-8
-12
-13
-12
-17
-17
-14
-13
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-12
-12
-9
-9
-19
-22
-25
-21
-18
-30
-29
-23
-20
-24
-19
-24
-23
-19
-24
-24
-16
-22
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
150
150
350
0
0
0
700
Cloud base (m)
250
450
500
1250
300
300
1650
650
200
200
200
200
300
400
5400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-8-11-13-12-15-17-14-12-8-8-9-9-8-11-12-9-7-5-3-6-6-6-10-12-9-9-4-1-3-2-2-6-7-4-1
Sunrise
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:50
Sunset
7:43
7:45
7:49
7:51
7:53
7:57

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

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.
51 minutes ago
-
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 68).
89
SHIP2093
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
2° C
-
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 49).
53
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8152
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3468
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6120
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1738
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5322
59 km S
3m alt.
3 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.