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Hekla Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
650
350
450
300
300
300
350
300
450
350
200
200
200
250
250
300
km/h
10
SW
40
SE
70
SSE
50
S
50
SSW
65
SW
90
SW
60
SW
60
SW
45
SW
60
SE
55
SSE
80
SE
50
S
60
SW
55
SW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
4
8
4
1
11
5
9
10
8
4
1
 mm
3
3
max °C
0
3
6
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
1
-1
1
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-1
0
4
1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
 chill °C
-6
-6
-3
-7
-9
-14
-15
-15
-14
-12
-14
-11
-13
-11
-12
-11
-10
Freezing level m
1400
1550
2950
1700
1450
1250
1050
900
850
1050
1250
1550
1100
1450
1150
1200
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
Sunset
7:25
7:22
7:19
7:15
7:12
7:08

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Light rain (total 5mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SE 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
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
6
72 km S
124m alt.
41 minutes ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
84 km ESE
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
104 km WNW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 298).
0
Reykjavik Airport
108 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
108 km WSW
23m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
-
109 km WSW
53m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
110 km WSW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km

* 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.