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Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
110
WSW
75
WSW
35
SSW
30
NE
85
W
55
W
45
W
45
SSE
110
ESE
65
ENE
75
NE
55
NE
50
NE
25
NNE
10
SW
10
SSE
85
SE
120
SSE
75
SSW
12
10
6
27
7
3
4
1
2
13
13
max °C
-13
-11
-8
-7
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
-9
-13
-14
-15
-12
-11
-8
-4
-3
-7
min °C
-15
-12
-9
-12
-14
-14
-14
-10
-10
-12
-13
-15
-16
-13
-11
-12
-6
-4
-11
-32
-26
-19
-27
-30
-28
-27
-22
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-23
-17
-17
-19
-14
-26
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
700
350
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
200
250
300
400
700
1700
450
2300
2150
300
550
500
300
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-9-10-14-14-13-10-10-11-13-15-16-13-11-10-5-4-9-7-4-2-3-7-6-9-6-5-5-8-9-12-10-8-9-11-2
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
Sunset
7:37
7:39
7:43
7:45
7:49
7:51

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SSE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
81
Severe gales from the SW
(81 kph at 233).
100
SHIP7796
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 178).
24
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP1632
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2421
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4908
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6558
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 178).
24

* 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.