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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, extremely windy from the SE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSE
85
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
60
SE
60
SE
35
SE
35
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
20
ESE
40
E
20
E
20
NNE
 cm 
7
5
3
3
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
min°C
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
-3
chill°C 
-12
-11
-10
-9
-10
-17
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-10
-7
-9
-13
-8
-8
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
600
700
700
600
700
650
150
0
0
500
500
1000
550
Cloud base (m)
1300
250
350
2600
1300
300
200
150
200
350
200
250
400
250
300
250
250
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-5-4-2-3-2-2-3-4-30111110-1-2-1110
Sunrise
11:03
11:04
11:06
11:07
11:07
11:08
Sunset
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:22
3:22

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, extremely windy from the SE by Tue night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skógarnes
52 km W
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 307).
7
SHIP2770
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
3
72 km S
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
72 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5142
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP639
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5872
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4077
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6819
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.