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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
60
NE
45
ENE
30
E
90
ENE
55
NE
40
NNE
35
N
40
N
15
WNW
45
SW
85
SSW
80
SW
70
SW
75
SW
75
SW
80
SW
65
SW
50
SW
25
SW
11
5
16
4
4
10
5
5
11
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
-4
-2
-2
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-8
-5
-3
-9
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-21
-18
-15
-22
-19
-16
-18
-17
-11
-19
-17
-14
-22
-24
-25
-26
-24
-23
-21
0
0
0
200
0
300
0
0
0
0
600
900
950
0
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1350
250
550
1350
250
250
300
400
350
400
450
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-8-8-7-8-6-5-7-5-3-6-10-11-12-11-11-11-4-5-3-3-3-1-3-4-3-2130-3-4-5-4-3-4
Sunrise
7:33
7:30
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:16
Sunset
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

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.
56 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 176).
11
SHIP1566
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
3
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3940
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
48 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 309).
3
71 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
84 km ESE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 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.