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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
ESE
60
ESE
80
ESE
115
ESE
95
ESE
120
ESE
120
ESE
95
ESE
85
ESE
95
ESE
90
ESE
80
ESE
70
ESE
65
ESE
85
ESE
95
ESE
110
ESE
120
ESE
95
ESE
2
6
3
6
13
1
2
1
max °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
0
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-13
-13
-14
-16
-16
-11
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
350
800
1000
800
800
1350
950
600
550
500
550
450
250
0
0
350
400
400
300
Cloud base (m)
300
500
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
300
400
400
300
450
500
300
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-4-30-4-6-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7123234210000-2-4-2-2-1-1-2
Sunrise
10:29
10:26
10:22
10:21
10:18
10:15
Sunset
4:30
4:34
4:37
4:40
4:44
4:46

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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 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, extremely windy from the ESE by Mon 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.
48 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 72).
31
SHIP8797
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
32 minutes ago
Dry
71 km S
124m alt.
3 hours 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).
SHIP7718
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2378
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3119
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6036
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4888
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.