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– Lat/Long: 63.98° N 19.70° W

Hekla
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Mon morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
SE
80
SE
25
SSE
50
SE
30
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
75
ESE
95
ESE
120
ESE
130
ESE
110
ESE
85
ESE
75
ESE
55
E
60
ESE
60
ESE
50
SE
1
2
4
1
18
8
8
6
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-14
-18
-16
-16
-14
-14
-13
-15
-15
-16
-13
-19
-20
-20
-19
-17
-17
-15
350
550
0
400
600
650
750
950
950
950
1150
900
450
450
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
300
300
300
300
350
350
300
250
250
250
250
300
300
300
400
800
550
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-6-6-5-3-4-4-3-1-4-7-7-7-6-6-5-2-1-20012333420-1-3-4-3-1
Sunrise
10:33
10:30
10:29
10:26
10:22
10:21
Sunset
4:24
4:28
4:30
4:34
4:37
4:40

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Hekla Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hekla is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Mon morning, extremely windy from the ESE by Wed night).

Hekla Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SE 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.
41 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 92).
22
SHIP2087
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
68 km W
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
72 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
72 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
SHIP1503
59 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1785
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP7150
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5742
59 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4952
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.