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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla Weather Forecast

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Issued: 11 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
350
500
350
350
350
350
350
300
500
300
300
300
300
300
350
km/h
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
75
SW
65
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
6
1
—
3
2
3
2
6
7
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
1
-1
0
-1
-2
0
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
min °C
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
 chill °C
-6
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-9
-12
-12
-14
-12
-10
-8
-8
-8
-6
Freezing level m
1900
1600
1300
1450
1300
1100
1300
1250
1350
1050
1250
1300
1450
1350
1200
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
9:12
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:19
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:37
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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon 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
68 km W
101m alt.
30 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 0).
37
71 km S
124m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
72 km WSW
5m alt.
38 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
104 km WNW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 150 degs)
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
35 minutes ago
9°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
Keflavik Airport
142 km WSW
218m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.