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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
75
ENE
50
ENE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
WSW
60
SW
90
SSW
90
SW
85
SW
90
SW
90
SW
90
WSW
85
WSW
75
WSW
40
WSW
15
E
35
NNE
30
NNW
9
16
9
16
6
6
12
6
7
11
5
16
max °C
-7
-8
-7
-5
-6
-6
-3
-2
-7
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
-12
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-6
-7
-8
-4
-5
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-11
-13
-20
-19
-17
-12
-15
-17
-16
-18
-27
-29
-29
-30
-29
-26
-24
-17
-21
-24
300
150
0
0
0
0
600
1050
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
1250
400
350
350
650
300
300
300
300
300
300
300
350
300
300
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-6-7-7-4-4-10-13-13-14-13-12-12-10-11-13-2-3-6-5-4-222-3-5-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-7
Sunrise
7:30
7:26
7:22
7:18
7:16
7:11
Sunset
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:39

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3978
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
68 km W
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
2° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 333).
47
72 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
99 km ESE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Tungubakkar
100 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
104 km WSW
139m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 9).
45
104 km WNW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 61).
0
108 km W
1m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 79 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.