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Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Thu morning, gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
105
SE
100
ESE
20
SSE
80
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
25
SE
35
E
70
ESE
90
ESE
110
ESE
125
ESE
115
ESE
90
E
110
ESE
105
ESE
85
ESE
2
19
4
2
3
3
1
13
7
3
4
2
1
max °C
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-5
-6
min °C
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-6
-7
-17
-14
-16
-18
-17
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-19
-20
850
950
400
450
0
200
550
0
850
1000
950
900
700
800
1150
700
500
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
350
300
300
400
1750
250
250
250
250
300
250
300
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-7-7-7-6-6-5-3-3-4-4-4-4-2-6-731-1-1-2-1-1-123321231-1
Sunrise
10:33
10:30
10:29
10:26
10:22
Sunset
4:22
4:24
4:28
4:30
4:34
4:37

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Thu morning, gales from the ESE by Fri 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
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 89).
63
SHIP4847
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
moderate rain
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.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP2128
59 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5713
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
moderate rain
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.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).

* 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.