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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 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 -4°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, extremely windy from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
100
SE
100
SE
100
SE
20
S
40
SSE
50
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
45
SSE
45
ESE
55
E
70
E
100
ESE
95
E
110
ESE
100
ESE
110
ESE
95
ESE
75
ESE
2
38
4
2
1
1
6
3
6
11
2
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-4
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-5
-5
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-18
-18
-18
-9
-17
-18
-16
-13
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
800
750
800
550
0
300
100
0
600
650
50
850
800
850
1050
1050
800
600
550
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
250
350
300
300
350
550
500
1300
350
250
250
250
300
300
300
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-5-7-8-7-6-5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-5-62221-2-2-3-31-1023343211
Sunrise
10:36
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 -4°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, extremely windy from the ESE 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.
44 minutes ago
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 126).
85
SHIP1835
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
83 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6755
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5242
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7188
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3576
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4870
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.