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Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
100
SE
25
SSE
55
W
50
WSW
65
W
60
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
10
SE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
20
NW
25
W
80
SE
45
SW
25
SSW
5
2
14
5
4
9
1
1
1
2
2
6
7
9
max °C
-4
-5
-12
-17
-13
-12
-10
-10
-7
-6
-5
-5
-8
-9
-6
-5
-9
-8
min °C
-5
-5
-17
-18
-16
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-5
-9
-9
-10
-9
-5
-10
-11
-18
-12
-33
-33
-32
-26
-23
-19
-14
-16
-14
-21
-20
-20
-18
-17
-21
-22
600
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
200
200
250
250
300
300
300
300
550
300
2100
550
250
250
300
1300
200
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-15-18-15-13-11-10-8-7-5-7-9-10-8-5-10-1012-9-10-8-7-6-4-6-5-3-4-5-4-5-2-3-5
Sunrise
8:36
8:33
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
Sunset
6:28
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:43

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
47 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 75).
41
SHIP10108
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 67).
32
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
68 km W
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 67).
32
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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.